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Where does “anisogamia” come from?

anisogamia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aniso-, from Ancient Greek ἄνισος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

anisogamia (Portuguese): anisogamy

Definitions

  1. anisogamy

Ancestry of “anisogamia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaniso-—
2Ancient Greekἄνισοςunequal, uneven
3Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
4Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
5Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
6Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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