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Where does “zygosporic” come from?

zygosporic (English) comes from English zygospore, 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...

zygosporic (English): Relating to a zygospore

Definitions

  1. Relating to a zygospore

Ancestry of “zygosporic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzygosporeA zygosperm; A spore formed by the union of...
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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