Where does “periplasma” come from?

periplasma (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.

periplasma (Italian): periplasm

Definitions

  1. periplasm

Ancestry of “periplasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianplasmaplasma; third-person singular present indicative...
2Italianplasmareto mould, mold, shape
3Latinplasmōto form, mould, fashion
4Latinplasmasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
6Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
7Proto-Hellenicpláťťō
8Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō
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