myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of pittosporum

Etymology of the Latin word pittosporum

the New Latin word pittosporum

derived from the New Latin word spora

derived 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 )

derived from the Greek word pissa

Word found in New Latin