Etymology of the English word exospore
the English word
exosporederived 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
exo-derived from the Greek word
exo, ἔξω
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
