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Etymology of the English word carpospore

the English word carpospore

derived from the English word carpo-

derived from the Greek word karpos, καρπός (wrist; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerp-

derived from the English word spore

derived from the New Latin word spora

derived 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 )