Where does “plasmodium” come from?
plasmodium (English) comes from German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
plasmodium (English): A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei,...
Definitions
- A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei,...
Ancestry of “plasmodium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Plasmodium | — |
| 2 | Latin | plasma | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 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 “plasmodium”