Where does “nonsporeforming” come from?
nonsporeforming (English) comes from English sporeforming, from English forming, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
nonsporeforming (English): That does not form spores
Definitions
- That does not form spores
Ancestry of “nonsporeforming”, step by step
nonsporeforming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sporeforming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporeforming | That forms spores |
| 2 | English | forming | present participle of form; The act by which... |
| 3 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 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 |