myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of protoplastos

Etymology of the Greek word protoplastos

the Greek word protoplastos

using the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-, πρωτο-

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-