Where does “plankton” come from?
Plankton comes from German Plankton, derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός, from Ancient Greek πλάζω meaning to wander or drift.
plankton (English): Small organisms that float in the water
Definitions
- Small organisms that float in the water
Ancestry of “plankton”, step by step
Words derived from “plankton”
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
- planktonic
- bacterioplankton
- picoplankton
- planktic
- microplankton
- microzooplankton
- mesozooplankton
- nanoplankton
- picophytoplankton
- ichthyoplankton
- phytoplanktonic
- picoplanktonic
- macrozooplankton
- planktivore
- nanophytoplankton
- meroplankton
- planktivory
- holoplankton
- macroplankton
- zooplanktonic
- nanoplanktonic
- meroplanktonic