myEtymology.com: English etymology of protoplasm

Etymology of the English word protoplasm

the English word protoplasm

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-

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the New Latin word protoplasm

using the Latin prefix proto-

derived from the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-, πρωτο-

The earliest known usage of protoplasm in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English