Where does “protoplasto” come from?
protoplasto (Spanish) comes from Middle French prothoplaste, 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- — passed , crossed.
protoplasto (Spanish): protoplast
Definitions
- protoplast
Ancestry of “protoplasto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | prothoplaste | — |
| 2 | Latin | protoplastus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτόπλαστος | first-formed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |