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Where does “sporidium” come from?

sporidium (English) comes from New Latin sporidium, 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...

sporidium (English): A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a...

Definitions

  1. A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a...

Ancestry of “sporidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsporidiumspore
2Ancient Greekσποράseed
3Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
4Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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