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Where does “viroplasm” come from?

viroplasm (English) comes from English -plasm, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

viroplasm (English): An inclusion body, in a cell, in which viral...

Definitions

  1. An inclusion body, in a cell, in which viral...

Ancestry of “viroplasm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plasm—
2Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
3Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
4Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
5Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “viroplasm”

  • viroplasmic
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