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
Ancestry of “eterogamete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | gamete | gamete |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαμέτης | husband |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γάμος | marriage, wedding, bridelock; matrimony, the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |