Where does “ectoplasma” come from?

ectoplasma (Spanish) comes from Spanish plasma, from German Plasma, from Late Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

ectoplasma (Spanish): ectoplasm

Definitions

  1. ectoplasm

Ancestry of “ectoplasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplasmaplasma
2GermanPlasmaplasma
3Late Latinplasma
4Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
5Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
6Proto-Hellenicpláťťō
7Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyōEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pláťťōEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάσσω
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