Where does “zoospore” come from?
zoospore (Italian) comes from Italian zoospora, from Italian zoo-, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
zoospore (Italian): plural of zoospora
Ancestry of “zoospore”, step by step