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Where does “gymnoplast” come from?

gymnoplast (English) comes from English gymno-, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.

gymnoplast (English): A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an...

Definitions

  1. A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an...

Ancestry of “gymnoplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgymno-naked
2Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnós—
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