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Where does “Plasma” come from?

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

Plasma (German): plasma

Definitions

  1. plasma

Ancestry of “Plasma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Plasma”

  • Zellplasma
  • Plasmaspiegel
  • Plasmabegrenzung
  • Plasmabrenner
  • Plasmaphysik
  • Blutplasma
  • plazma
  • plazmalámpa
  • vérplazma
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