Where does “sporades” come from?
sporades (English) comes from Ancient Greek Σποράδες, from Ancient Greek σποράς, 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...
sporades (English): Stars not included in any constellation
Definitions
- Stars not included in any constellation
Ancestry of “sporades”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Σποράδες | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σποράς | scattered, dispersed |
| 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... |