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Where does “Plasmodium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Plasmodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplasmasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
3Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
4Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
5Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “Plasmodium”

  • plasmodium
  • pseudoplasmodium
  • meroplasmodium
  • Plasmodium
  • Plasmodiidae
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