Where does “aeciospore” come from?
aeciospore (English) comes from English aecium, from Ancient Greek αἰκία, from Ancient Greek ἀεικίᾱ, from Ancient Greek εἰκός, from Ancient Greek εἰκώς, from Ancient Greek ἔοικα, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
aeciospore (English): A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a...
Definitions
- A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a...
Ancestry of “aeciospore”, step by step
aeciospore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aecium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aecium | A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἰκία | insult, outrage, affront; assault, blow;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀεικίᾱ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰκός | likelihood, probability; a probable proposition |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰκώς | perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔοικα | to seem likely; to be like, to look like; to seem... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English spore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spore | A reproductive particle, usually a single cell,... |
| 2 | New Latin | spora | spore |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |