Etymology

plasm

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Late Latin plasma ← Ancient Greek πλάσμα ← German Plasma
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The story

  1. French · derived fromplasme
  2. German · derived fromPlasma
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάσμα“something formed”
  4. Late Latin · derived fromplasma“mold”
  5. English todayplasm

From Late Latin plasma (“mold”) or Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”), in some cases via German Plasma or French plasme, like English plasma.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinplasma all →

Ancient Greekπλάσμα all →

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