Where does “spore” come from?

spore (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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...

spore (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spur; a spore; to trace, track

Definitions

  1. a spur; a spore; to trace, track

Ancestry of “spore”, step by step

spore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σπορά

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...

via Old Norse spori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespori—
2Proto-Germanicspurôspur

Words derived from “spore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō →