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
- A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a...
Ancestry of “sporidium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | sporidium | spore |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |