Where does “eterogamete” come from?

eterogamete (Italian) comes from Italian gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμέτης, from Ancient Greek γάμος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

eterogamete (Italian): heterogamete

Definitions

  1. heterogamete

Ancestry of “eterogamete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangametegamete
2Ancient Greekγαμέτηςhusband
3Ancient Greekγάμοςmarriage, wedding, bridelock; matrimony, the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Ancient Greek γάμος →Every word from Ancient Greek γαμέτης →