Where does “microsporidium” come from?
microsporidium (English) comes from English sporidium, from New Latin sporidium, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
microsporidium (English): microsporidian
Definitions
- microsporidian
Ancestry of “microsporidium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporidium | A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a... |
| 2 | New Latin | sporidium | spore |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |