Where does “oospore” come from?

oospore (Italian) comes from Italian oospora, 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...

oospore (Italian): plural of oospora

Definitions

  1. plural of oospora

Ancestry of “oospore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoosporaoospore
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-
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