Etymograph

English

lymphohyperplasia

Lymphohyperplasia comes from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς ‘a moulding, conformation’, from πλάσσω ‘to form’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*plátʰyō1uncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*plát͏̌t͏̌ō1uncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσω1plássō‘to form’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐς1plắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
  5. English1500–presenthyperplasia1
  6. Englishtodaylymphohyperplasia1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English lymphohyperplasia

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*plátʰyōWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasiauncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*plát͏̌t͏̌ōWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasiauncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσωWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasiaplássō‘to form’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐςWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasiaplắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
  5. English1500–presenthyperplasiaWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasia
  6. EnglishtodaylymphohyperplasiaWiktionary, English lymphohyperplasia

Linked words

through Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to form’

plastic, plasma, plasmodium, plastique, 12 more

Today it means

noun lymphoid hyperplasia

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “lymphohyperplasia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō / lymphohyperplasia

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