English Explanatory Dictionary

amyloplastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. starch-forming; amylogenic

Word forms

amyloplastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *mólā Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylum New Latinder. English amylo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English amyloplastic From amylo- + plastic.

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