Where does “ascospora” come from?

ascospora (Italian) comes from Italian spora, from 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...

ascospora (Italian): ascospore

Definitions

  1. ascospore

Ancestry of “ascospora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansporaspore
2Latinspora
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper-
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