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Where does “basidiospore” come from?

basidiospore (Italian) comes from Italian basidiospora, 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...

basidiospore (Italian): plural of basidiospora

Definitions

  1. plural of basidiospora

Ancestry of “basidiospore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbasidiosporabasidiospore
2Italiansporaspore
3Latinspora—
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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