Where does “plasmid” come from?
Plasmid comes from English plasma and the English suffix -oid, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.
plasmid (English): A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate...
Definitions
- A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate...
Ancestry of “plasmid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plasma | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized... |
| 2 | Late Latin | plasma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
Words derived from “plasmid”