Where does “chlamydoconidium” come from?

chlamydoconidium (English) comes from English chlamydo-, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

chlamydoconidium (English): chlamydospore

Definitions

  1. chlamydospore

Ancestry of “chlamydoconidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchlamydo-denoting an outer covering such as a rigid cell...
2Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Ancient Greek χλαμύς →