Etymology of the Greek word spora (σπορά)
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 )
Derivations in other languages
Botanical Latin
pittosporum, French
péronosporacées, French
macrospore, French
helminthosporium, Italian
sporo-, Italian
amaurosporeo, Italian
aplanospora, Italian
ocrosporeo, Italian
sporasiderite, Italian
teleutospora, Italian
scolecospora, Latin
spora, Latin
Cladosporium, Latin
Blepharospora, Latin
Cylindrosporium, Latin
Cercospora, Latin
Cnidosporidia, Latin
Isospora, Latin
Neurospora, Latin
Pleospora, Latin
Sclerospora, Latin
sporidium, Latin
sporotrichum