Where does “protoplasma” come from?
protoplasma (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.
protoplasma (Italian): protoplasm
Definitions
- protoplasm
Ancestry of “protoplasma”, step by step
| 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 | — |