Etymology

endoplasm

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Today it means: The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Full definition →

English endo- ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) ← Proto-Hellenic *éndon
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. English todayendoplasm

From endo- + -plasm.

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