'achondroplastic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'achondroplasia,' where 'a-' meant 'without,' 'chondro-' meant 'cartilage,' and 'plasia' meant 'formation.'

'achondroplasia' transformed into the English adjective 'achondroplastic' to describe conditions related to the noun form.

Initially, it meant 'without cartilage formation,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'relating to achondroplasia.'