Etymology of the English word ascospore
the English word
ascosporederived from the English word
sporederived from the New Latin word
sporaderived from the Greek word
spora, σπορά (a sowing; parentage)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sper-derived from the Greek word
speirein, σπείρω (to scatter; sow )
using the English prefix
asco-derived from the Latin prefix
asco-derived from the Greek word
askos, ἀσκός (a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
