Where does “trophoplasm” come from?
trophoplasm (English) comes from English -plasm, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
trophoplasm (English): an undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be...
Definitions
- an undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be...
Ancestry of “trophoplasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -plasm | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
Words derived from “trophoplasm”