Where does “plasmacytic” come from?
plasmacytic (English) comes from English plasmacyte, from English plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
plasmacytic (English): Of or pertaining to plasmacytes
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to plasmacytes
Ancestry of “plasmacytic”, step by step
plasmacytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plasmacyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasmacyte | A plasma cell |
| 2 | English | plasma | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized... |
| 3 | Late Latin | plasma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |