Where does “sporadical” come from?
sporadical (English) comes from English sporadic, from French sporadique, from Ancient Greek σποραδικός, from Ancient Greek σποράς, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sporadical (English): sporadic
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- sporadic
Ancestry of “sporadical”, step by step
sporadical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sporadic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporadic | occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic;... |
| 2 | French | sporadique | sporadic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σποραδικός | disperse, scattered |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σποράς | scattered, dispersed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |