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Where does “plasmar” come from?

plasmar (Portuguese) comes from Latin plasmō, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

plasmar (Portuguese): to mould, shape; to express, represent, model

Definitions

  1. to mould, shape; to express, represent, model

Ancestry of “plasmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplasmō—
2Latinplasmasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
4Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
5Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
6Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—
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