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Where does “anisosporous” come from?

anisosporous (English) comes from English anisospore, from English aniso-, from Ancient Greek ἄνισος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

anisosporous (English): Not isosporous; being an anisospore, or producing...

Definitions

  1. Not isosporous; being an anisospore, or producing...

Ancestry of “anisosporous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanisosporeA sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size
2Englishaniso-Forming compounds words having the sense...
3Ancient Greekἄνισοςunequal, uneven
4Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
5Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
6Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
7Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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