Etymology of the English word plasmalemma
the English word
plasmalemmaderived from the Greek word
lemma, λῆμμα (skin; husk, sheath; husk, skin)
derived from the Greek word
lambanein, λαμβάνω
derived from the Greek word
lepein, λέπω
derived from the English word
plasmaderived from the Latin word
plasma (modulation of the voice; image, figure)
derived from the Greek word
plasma, πλάσμα (plasma, anything molded; formed, molded; something formed; something moulded)
derived from the Greek word
plassein, πλάσσω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
