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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

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
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