Etymology of the English word oospore
the English word
oosporeusing the English prefix
oo-derived from the Greek word
oionusing the English suffix
-sporederived 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 )
Usage
Word found in Modern English
