Where does “gamet” come from?

gamet (Welsh) comes from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

gamet (Welsh): gamete

Definitions

  1. gamete

Ancestry of “gamet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgameteA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes
2Ancient Greekγαμετήwife
3Ancient GreekγαμέωI marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem-Every word from Ancient Greek γαμέωEvery word from Ancient Greek γαμετή
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