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

  1. Stars not included in any constellation

Ancestry of “sporades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣποράδες—
2Ancient Greekσποράςscattered, dispersed
3Ancient Greekσποράseed
4Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
5Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō →