Where does “plasmidless” come from?

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

plasmidless (English): That lacks a plasmid

Definitions

  1. That lacks a plasmid

Ancestry of “plasmidless”, step by step

plasmidless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plasmid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplasmidA loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate...
2EnglishplasmaA state of matter consisting of partially ionized...
3Late Latinplasma
4Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
5Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
6Proto-Hellenicpláťťō
7Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō
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