myEtymology.com: English etymology of amyloplast

Etymology of the English word amyloplast

the English word amyloplast

using the English prefix amylo-

derived from the Latin prefix amylo-

derived from the Latin word amylum (fine meal; starch; gruel)

derived from the Greek word amulon, ἄμυλον

derived from the Greek word mule, μύλη (mill)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *melə-

using the English suffix -plast

Word found in Modern English