Where does “plasm” come from?

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

plasm (English): protoplasm; A mold or matrix in which anything is...

Definitions

  1. protoplasm; A mold or matrix in which anything is...

Ancestry of “plasm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplasmasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
3Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
4Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
5Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “plasm”

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