Where does “plastid” come from?

Plastid comes from German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός, derived from the verb πλάσσω, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō and plátʰyō meaning to mold or shape.

plastid (English): Any of various organelles found in the cells of...

Definitions

  1. Any of various organelles found in the cells of...

Ancestry of “plastid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplastid
2Ancient Greekπλαστόςmolded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “plastid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós