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Where does “prothoplaste” come from?

prothoplaste (Middle French) comes from Latin protoplastus, from Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prothoplaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprotoplastus—
2Ancient Greekπρωτόπλαστοςfirst-formed
3Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
4Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
5Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prothoplaste”

  • protoplast
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