Etymology of the English word endospore
the English word
endosporederived 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
endo-derived from the Greek prefix
endo-, ἐνδο-
derived from the Greek word
endon, ἔνδον (within)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
