myEtymology.com: English etymology of helicospore

Etymology of the English word helicospore

the English word helicospore

using the English prefix helico-

derived from the Latin prefix helico-

derived from the Greek word helix, ἕλιξ, ἧλιξ (coil)

derived from the Greek word elissomai

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

using the English suffix -spore

Word found in Modern English