English
fibrinoplastin
Fibrinoplastin comes from Ancient Greek πλαστός ‘mouldable’, and goes back to πλᾰ́σσω ‘to form’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σσω‘to form’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλαστόςplastós‘mouldable’
- Englishtodayfibrinoplastin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σσω‘to form’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλαστόςplastós‘mouldable’
- Englishtodayfibrinoplastin
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πλαστός ‘mouldable’
Today it means
noun An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω / fibrinoplastin