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

  1. A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei,...

Ancestry of “plasmodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlasmodium—
2Latinplasmasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
4Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
5Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
6Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “plasmodium”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάσσω →
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