Where does “ectoplasm” come from?
ectoplasm (English) comes from English plasm, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
ectoplasm (English): A visible substance believed to emanate from the...
Definitions
- A visible substance believed to emanate from the...
Ancestry of “ectoplasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
Words derived from “ectoplasm”