Etymology of the English word tetraspore
the English word
tetrasporeusing the English prefix
tetra-derived from the Greek prefix
tetra-, τετρα-
derived 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
