English
holoplanktonic
From holo- + planktonic or holoplankton + -ic.
Formed from holo- + planktonic
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós
Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’
English holo-
Ancient Greek πλάζω ‘to cause to wander, drive astray’
Ancient Greek πλάζομαι ‘to wander, drift’
Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν ‘drifting’
English planktonic
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to holoplankton
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / holoplanktonic