Where does “gameto-” come from?

gameto- (English) comes from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

gameto- (English): gametes

Definitions

  1. gametes

Ancestry of “gameto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgameteA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes
2Ancient Greekγαμετήwife
3Ancient GreekγαμέωI marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “gameto-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem-Every word from Ancient Greek γαμέωEvery word from Ancient Greek γαμετή