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Where does “plasmodesma” come from?

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

plasmodesma (English): A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls...

Definitions

  1. A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls...

Ancestry of “plasmodesma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
2Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
3Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
4Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “plasmodesma”

  • plasmodesmal
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