Where does “cytoplasm” come from?
Cytoplasm comes from German Zytoplasma, a modern scientific coinage combining Greek elements kyto- (cell) and -plasma (formed substance).
cytoplasm (English): The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It...
Definitions
- The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It...
Ancestry of “cytoplasm”, step by step
cytoplasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasm | protoplasm; A mold or matrix in which anything is... |
| 2 | Latin | plasma | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
via German Zytoplasma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zytoplasma | cytoplasm |
Words derived from “cytoplasm”
- cytoplasmic
- plasmon
- intracytoplasmic
- plasmonic
- nucleocytoplasmic
- plasmonics
- extracytoplasmic
- cytoplasmically
- cybrid
- noncytoplasmic
- intracytoplasmically
- magnetoplasmon
- intracytoplasm
- cytoplazma
- nucleocytoplasm
- exocytoplasmic
- anticytoplasmic
- cytoplazmatyczny
- endocytoplasmic
- granulocytoplasmic
- homoplasmon
- pancytoplasmic
- pericytoplasmic
- transcytoplasmic