Etymology

bioplast

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Today it means: A mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? ← English bio-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  9. English todaybioplast

From bio- + -plast.

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