Where does “allosperm” come from?

allosperm (English) comes from English allo, from English allosexual, from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allosperm (English): Sperm that has been received from another...

Definitions

  1. Sperm that has been received from another...

Ancestry of “allosperm”, step by step

allosperm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English allo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalloAlternative spelling of 'allo
2EnglishallosexualDirected toward or involving another person...
3Englishallo-different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...
4Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via English sperm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspermThe reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a...
2Middle Englishsperme
3Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-