Where does “spori” come from?
spori (Romanian) comes from Romanian spor, 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...
spori (Romanian): to advance, make progress/headway; to accumulate,...
Definitions
- to advance, make progress/headway; to accumulate,...
Ancestry of “spori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | spor | increase; spore |
| 2 | French | spore | — |
| 3 | Latin | spora | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |