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Where does “σπορά” come from?

σπορά (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

σπορά (Ancient Greek): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “σπορά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
2Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “σπορά”

  • sporadic
  • sporadically
  • spore
  • sporulation
  • sporophyte
  • sporozoite
  • sporangium
  • microspore
  • endospore
  • megaspore
  • zygospore
  • zoospore
  • sporophytic
  • ascospore
  • sporulate
  • sporocyst
  • oospore
  • circumsporozoite
  • sporicidal
  • sporocarp
  • cyclosporiasis
  • sporogony
  • sporophyll
  • auxospore
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