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

  1. A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects...

Ancestry of “spermatophylax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspermato-seed; sperm
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from English spermato- →