Where does “aposporous” come from?
aposporous (English) comes from English sporous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
aposporous (English): relating to apospory
Definitions
- relating to apospory
Ancestry of “aposporous”, step by step
aposporous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sporous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporous | Relating to spores |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English apo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apo | In an inactive, unbound state |