Where does “ooplasm” come from?

ooplasm (English) comes from English oö-, from Ancient Greek ᾠο-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ooplasm (English): The cytoplasm of an egg or ovum

Definitions

  1. The cytoplasm of an egg or ovum

Ancestry of “ooplasm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoö-Alternative spelling of oo-; egg
2Ancient Greekᾠο-oo-
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ooplasm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón →