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Where does “Saprospira” come from?

Saprospira (Translingual) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Ancestry of “Saprospira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “Saprospira”

  • Saprospirae
  • Saprospiraceae
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