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Where does “sporule” come from?

sporule (English) comes from English spore, from New Latin spora, 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...

sporule (English): A small spore

Definitions

  1. A small spore

Ancestry of “sporule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsporeA reproductive particle, usually a single cell,...
2New Latinsporaspore
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...

Words derived from “sporule”

  • sporulation
  • sporulate
  • presporulation
  • endosporulate
  • monosporulation
  • resporulation
  • sporuliferous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →