Where does “bisporic” come from?
bisporic (English) comes from English bispore, from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bisporic (English): Relating to bispores
Definitions
- Relating to bispores
Ancestry of “bisporic”, step by step
bisporic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bispore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bispore | Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by... |
| 2 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 3 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 4 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |