Where does “arthrosporous” come from?

arthrosporous (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.

arthrosporous (English): Relating to arthrospores

Definitions

  1. Relating to arthrospores

Ancestry of “arthrosporous”, step by step

arthrosporous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishousplural of ou
2EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
3AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
4Dutchoudold
5Middle Dutchoutold
6Old Dutchald—
7Proto-West Germanicaldold
8Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English arthrospore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthrosporeA sporelike cell produced by some fungi and...
2EnglishsporeA reproductive particle, usually a single cell,...
3New Latinsporaspore
4Ancient Greekσποράseed
5Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
6Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →