Where does “pheoplast” come from?

pheoplast (English) comes from English -plast, from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός — formed; moulded in clay or wax.

pheoplast (English): A plastid, containing brown pigment, found in diatoms, dinoflagellates and brown algae

Definitions

  1. A plastid, containing brown pigment, found in diatoms, dinoflagellates and brown algae

Ancestry of “pheoplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plastA small body, structure, particle, or granule,...
2Ancient Greekπλᾰστόςformed; moulded in clay or wax
Every word from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός →Every word from English -plast →