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Where does “tetrasporic” come from?

tetrasporic (English) comes from English tetraspore, 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...

tetrasporic (English): Relating to tetraspores

Definitions

  1. Relating to tetraspores

Ancestry of “tetrasporic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetrasporeAny of the four asexual spores produced by a...
2EnglishsporeA reproductive particle, usually a single cell,...
3New Latinsporaspore
4Ancient Greekσποράseed
5Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
6Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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