Where does “microgamet” come from?
microgamet (Romanian) comes from English microgamete, from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
microgamet (Romanian): microgamete
Definitions
- microgamete
Ancestry of “microgamet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microgamete | The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes;... |
| 2 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |