Where does “pseudoperiplasm” come from?

pseudoperiplasm (English) comes from English periplasm, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.

pseudoperiplasm (English): A compartment outside the cytoplasm of a cell envelope

Definitions

  1. A compartment outside the cytoplasm of a cell envelope

Ancestry of “pseudoperiplasm”, step by step

pseudoperiplasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English periplasm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiplasmThe region between the plasma membrane and the...
2EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
3Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
4Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
5Persianپرfull; feather; wing
6Middle Persianpurr
7Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English pseudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudoAn intellectually pretentious person; a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-
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