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Where does “esporo” come from?

esporo (Portuguese) comes 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...

esporo (Portuguese): spore

Definitions

  1. spore

Ancestry of “esporo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspora—
2Ancient GreekσπόροςA sowing; The time for sowing; seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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