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Where does “spor” come from?

spor (Romanian) comes from French spore, from Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spor (Romanian): increase; spore

Definitions

  1. increase; spore

Ancestry of “spor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspore—
2Latinspora—
3Ancient Greekσποράseed
4Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
5Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spor”

  • spornic
  • spori
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →