English

gynogamete

gyno- + gamete

Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn ‘woman’

Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā ‘woman’

Ancient Greek γῠνή ‘woman, female’

English gyno-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- ‘to marry’

Ancient Greek γάμος ‘marriage’

Ancient Greek γαμετή ‘wife’

Today it means

noun Synonym of egg cell.

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

Etymograph / gynogamete