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Where does “tetraspore” come from?

tetraspore (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...

tetraspore (English): Any of the four asexual spores produced by a...

Definitions

  1. Any of the four asexual spores produced by a...

Ancestry of “tetraspore”, 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 “tetraspore”

  • tetrasporic
  • tetrasporous
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