Where does “plastomic” come from?
plastomic (English) comes from English plastome, from English plastid, from German plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
plastomic (English): Relating to the plastome
Definitions
- Relating to the plastome
Ancestry of “plastomic”, step by step
plastomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plastome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plastome | The part of the genome of a photosynthetic plant... |
| 2 | English | plastid | Any of various organelles found in the cells of... |
| 3 | German | plastid | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλαστός | molded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |