Where does “chromatoplasm” come from?

chromatoplasm (English) comes from English -plasm, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

chromatoplasm (English): The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment

Definitions

  1. The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment

Ancestry of “chromatoplasm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plasmThe contents of a cell
2Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
3Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
4Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
5Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάσσω →