Dictionary

-plast en · X

Pronunciation

• /plæst/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter.
2. (morpheme) A plastid.

Coordinates

-plasm

Translations (1)

pl -plast (Translations)