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Where does “sporangium” come from?

sporangium (Latin) comes 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...

Ancestry of “sporangium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσποράseed
2Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
3Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sporangium”

  • sporangium
  • megasporangium
  • sporangiophore
  • microsporangium
  • zoosporangium
  • macrosporangium
  • megasporangia
  • zygosporangium
  • meiosporangium
  • megasporangial
  • merosporangium
  • polysporangium
  • oosporangium
  • leptosporangium
  • esporangio
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