esporo
Portuguese
/is.ˈpɔ.ɾu/
noun
Definitions
- spore (reproductive particle)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin spora derived from Ancient Greek σπόρος (seed, sowing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sper-
Gloss
twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
踊
Emoji
🪢
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spore English
- spora Latin
- sporidium Latin
- sporta Latin
- spurius Latin
- spóra Hungarian
- spore Dutch, Flemish
- espora Spanish, Castilian
- διασπορά Ancient Greek
- σπάργανον Ancient Greek
- σπαρνός Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρα Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρον Ancient Greek
- σπορά Ancient Greek
- σπόρος Ancient Greek
- *sper- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper-to Proto-Indo-European
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spor- Proto-Indo-European
- *sprend- Proto-Indo-European
- *spérmn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *spéryeti Proto-Indo-European
- criptósporo Portuguese
- *sparaz Proto-Germanic
- *sparāną Proto-Germanic
- *sprēwijaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurnaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurô Proto-Germanic
- spreawlian Old English
- espora Catalan, Valencian
- σπόρος Greek (modern)
- spora Indonesian
- *sparja Proto-Albanian
- 𐌔𐌓𐌖𐌓𐌀𐌋 Etruscan