Etymograph

English

epispore

From epi- + spore.

Formed from epi- + spore

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’

Ancient Greek σπορά ‘seed’

New Latin spora

English spore

Today it means

noun The thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / epispore