Etymology of the English word spore
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 )
Date
The earliest known usage of spore in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
aeciospore,
teliospore,
apospory,
androspore,
archespore,
arthrospore,
ascospore,
carpospore,
endospore,
epispore,
exospore,
megaspore,
myxospore,
planospore,
tetraspore,
zoospore,
sporangiospore,
urediospore,
homosporous,
homospory,
oosporeCognates
Dutch
spore, Dutch
spoor, English
spur, English
spurn, French
spore, German
Sporn, German
Spore, German
Spur, Icelandic
spor, Italian
sprone, Norwegian
spore, Russian
шпopa, Swedish
spor, Swedish
sporreUsage
Word found in Modern English
