Where does “plankton” come from?

plankton (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός, from Ancient Greek πλάζω — to turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...

plankton (Norwegian Bokmål): plankton

Definitions

  1. plankton

Ancestry of “plankton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλαγκτόςwandering, roaming; wandering in mind, erring,...
2Ancient Greekπλάζωto turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...

Words derived from “plankton”

Every word from Ancient Greek πλάζω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός →