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Where does “antherozoid” come from?

antherozoid (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

antherozoid (English): One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the...

Definitions

  1. One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the...

Ancestry of “antherozoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνθηρόςflowery, blooming
2Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
3Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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