Where does “spermatophylax” come from?
spermatophylax (English) comes from English spermato-, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
spermatophylax (English): A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects...
Definitions
- A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects...
Ancestry of “spermatophylax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spermato- | seed; sperm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |