Where does “gàmeta” come from?

gàmeta (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

gàmeta (Catalan): gamete

Definitions

  1. gamete

Ancestry of “gàmeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαμετήwife
2Ancient GreekγαμέωI marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Ancient Greek γαμέω →Every word from Ancient Greek γαμετή →
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