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Where does “ovoplasma” come from?

ovoplasma (English) comes from English plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

ovoplasma (English): egg yolk

Definitions

  1. egg yolk

Ancestry of “ovoplasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplasmaA state of matter consisting of partially ionized...
2Late Latinplasma—
3Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
4Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
5Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
6Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—
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