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Where does “microsporangium” come from?

microsporangium (English) comes from English sporangium, from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄγγος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

microsporangium (English): A case, capsule or container that holds...

Definitions

  1. A case, capsule or container that holds...

Ancestry of “microsporangium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsporangiumA case, capsule, or container in which spores are...
2Ancient Greekἀγγεῖονvessel, jar, vase, pail, bucket, box; receptacle,...
3Ancient Greekἄγγοςvessel , vat, pitcher, bucket, pail, wine-bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
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