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Where does “sporozoite” come from?

sporozoite (English) comes from Translingual Sporozoa, from Translingual -zoa, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

sporozoite (English): Any of the minute active bodies into which a...

Definitions

  1. Any of the minute active bodies into which a...

Ancestry of “sporozoite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSporozoa—
2Translingual-zoaanimals
3Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
4Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
5Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “sporozoite”

  • circumsporozoite
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