Where does “aboospore” come from?
aboospore (English) comes from English AB, from English abscess, from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
aboospore (English): An oomycete spore that functions like an oospore...
Definitions
- An oomycete spore that functions like an oospore...
Ancestry of “aboospore”, step by step
aboospore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AB
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AB | Able seaman; able-bodied seaman; Afterburner; Aid... |
| 2 | English | abscess | A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | abscessus | departed; withdrawn; retreated |
| 4 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
via English oospore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oospore | A fertilized female zygote, having thick... |
| 2 | English | spore | A reproductive particle, usually a single cell,... |
| 3 | New Latin | spora | spore |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |