Where does “Plasmodium” come from?
Plasmodium (Translingual) comes from English plasmodium, from German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
Plasmodium (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Plasmodium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasmodium | A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei,... |
| 2 | German | Plasmodium | — |
| 3 | Latin | plasma | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |