Where does “sporaugs” come from?
sporaugs (Latvian) comes from Latvian 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...
sporaugs (Latvian): spore plant; plant producing spores
Definitions
- spore plant; plant producing spores
Ancestry of “sporaugs”, step by step
sporaugs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian spora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | spora | spore |
| 2 | Latin | spora | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via Latvian augs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | augs | plant; all, whole; 3rd person singular future... |
| 2 | Latvian | augt | to grow; to grow, to mature, to grow into; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | augtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |