Where does “ceruloplasmin” come from?
ceruloplasmin (English) comes from English plasmin, from English plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
ceruloplasmin (English): A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it...
Definitions
- A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it...
Ancestry of “ceruloplasmin”, step by step
ceruloplasmin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plasmin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasmin | A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in... |
| 2 | English | plasma | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized... |
| 3 | Late Latin | plasma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |