Where does “pseudoplasmodium” come from?
pseudoplasmodium (English) comes from English plasmodium, from German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
pseudoplasmodium (English): A multicellular assembly formed by dictyostelid...
Definitions
- A multicellular assembly formed by dictyostelid...
Ancestry of “pseudoplasmodium”, step by step
pseudoplasmodium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plasmodium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasmodium | A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei,... |
| 2 | German | Plasmodium | — |
| 3 | Latin | plasma | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | 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;... |