Where does “Ektoplasma” come from?

Ektoplasma (German) comes from German Plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

Ektoplasma (German): ectoplasm

Definitions

  1. ectoplasm

Ancestry of “Ektoplasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlasmaplasma
2Late Latinplasma—
3Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
4Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
5Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
6Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάσσω →