Where does “endoplasm” come from?
endoplasm (English) comes from English -plasm, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
endoplasm (English): The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Definitions
- The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Ancestry of “endoplasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -plasm | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
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