Where does “microspore” come from?

microspore (Italian) comes from Italian microspora, 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...

microspore (Italian): plural of microspora

Definitions

  1. plural of microspora

Ancestry of “microspore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmicrosporamicrospore
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō →