Etymology

plasmin

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Today it means: A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots. Full definition →

English plasma ← Late Latin plasma ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
  5. Late Latinplasma
  6. Englishplasma
  7. English todayplasmin

From plasma + -in.

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