Where does “pseudoperiplasmic” come from?
pseudoperiplasmic (English) comes from English periplasmic, from English plasmic, from English plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
pseudoperiplasmic (English): Relating to pseudoperiplasm
Definitions
- Relating to pseudoperiplasm
Ancestry of “pseudoperiplasmic”, step by step
pseudoperiplasmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English periplasmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periplasmic | Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium |
| 2 | English | plasmic | Of or pertaining to plasma |
| 3 | English | plasma | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized... |
| 4 | Late Latin | plasma | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |