Where does “nonsporeformer” come from?
nonsporeformer (English) comes from English sporeformer, from English former, from Middle English former, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
nonsporeformer (English): An organism that does not form spores
Definitions
- An organism that does not form spores
Ancestry of “nonsporeformer”, step by step
nonsporeformer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sporeformer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporeformer | An organism that forms spores |
| 2 | English | former | Previous; First of aforementioned two items. Used... |
| 3 | Middle English | former | — |
| 4 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 5 | Old English | forma | first |
| 6 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |