English Explanatory Dictionary

plankto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Related to plankton.
  2. Floating, drifting, wandering.

Word forms

plankto- plankt-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζομαι (plázomai, “to wander, drift”), mediopassive of πλάζω (plázō, “to cause to wander, drive astray”). By surface analysis, plankt- + -o-.

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