Where does “metaplasma” come from?
metaplasma (Italian) comes from Italian plasma, from Italian plasmare, from Latin plasmō, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
metaplasma (Italian): metaplasm
Definitions
- metaplasm
Ancestry of “metaplasma”, step by step
metaplasma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian plasma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | plasma | plasma; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | plasmare | to mould, mold, shape |
| 3 | Latin | plasmō | to form, mould, fashion |
| 4 | Latin | plasma | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
via French métaplasme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métaplasme | metaplasm |