Where does “meiospora” come from?

meiospora (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...

meiospora (Italian): haploid spore produced following a meiotic process by a diploid organism

Definitions

  1. haploid spore produced following a meiotic process by a diploid organism

Ancestry of “meiospora”, 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...
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