Where does “plasmatic” come from?
plasmatic (English) comes from French plasmatique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
plasmatic (English): Of or pertaining to plasma; forming; shaping;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to plasma; forming; shaping;...
Ancestry of “plasmatic”, step by step
plasmatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French plasmatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plasmatique | plasma; plasmatic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |