Where does “criptósporo” come from?

criptósporo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esporo, from Late Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπόρος, from Proto-Indo-European spor-, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

criptósporo (Portuguese): cryptospore

Definitions

  1. cryptospore

Ancestry of “criptósporo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesporospore
2Late Latinspora—
3Ancient GreekσπόροςA sowing; The time for sowing; seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspor-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spor- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπόρος →
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