Etymology of the English word plastid
the English word
plastidderived from the Greek word
plastisderived from the Greek word
plastes, πλάστης
derived from the Greek word
plastos, πλαστός (moulded; artificial or fictitious (false))
derived from the Greek word
plassein, πλάσσω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Derivations in English
chloroplastUsage
Word found in Modern English
