soma1
[soh-muh]
- the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
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Origin of soma1
1830–40; < New Latin < Greek sôma body
soma2
[soh-muh]
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Origin of soma2
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30
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soma1
- the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells
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Word Origin
C19: via New Latin from Greek sōma the body
soma2
- an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals
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Word Origin
from Sanskrit
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Word Origin and History for somata
soma
n.
name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some East Indian plant, 1785, from Sanskrit soma, from PIE *seu- "juice," from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). In "Brave New World" (1932), the name of a state-dispensed narcotic producing euphoria and hallucination.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
soma
(sō′mə)- The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
- The axial part of a body, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- The body of a person as contrasted with the mind or psyche.
- cell body
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