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Where does “spéřřō” come from?

spéřřō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “spéřřō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spéřřō”

  • diaspora
  • sporadic
  • diasporic
  • sporadically
  • spore
  • sporulation
  • diasporan
  • sporophyte
  • sporozoite
  • sporangium
  • microspore
  • endospore
  • megaspore
  • zygospore
  • zoospore
  • sporophytic
  • ascospore
  • sporulate
  • sporocyst
  • diaspore
  • oospore
  • circumsporozoite
  • sporicidal
  • sporocarp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →