English
plasmoschisis
Plasmoschisis comes from Ancient Greek πλάσμα ‘something molded’, and goes back to πλάσσω ‘to form, mold’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσω1‘to form, mold’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσμα2plásma‘something molded’
- Englishtodayplasmoschisis2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πλάσμα
- 2 Wiktionary, English plasmoschisis
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσωWiktionary, Ancient Greek πλάσμα‘to form, mold’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσμαWiktionary, English plasmoschisisplásma‘something molded’
- EnglishtodayplasmoschisisWiktionary, English plasmoschisis
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to form, mold’
plastic, hyperplasia, plastique, 12 more
through Ancient Greek πλάσμα ‘something molded’
Today it means
noun Fragmentation or division of the cytoplasm without nuclear division.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “plasmoschisis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek πλάσμα. 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 / Ancient Greek πλάσσω / plasmoschisis