protoplasme
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French
Etymology
From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Johannes Evangelista Purkinje, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). The word was in Late Latin, meaning "first created thing," and may have existed in Medieval Greek in a different sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁo.to.plasm/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: protoplasmes
Noun
protoplasme m (plural protoplasmes)
Further reading
- “protoplasme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.