English

hypnospore

hypno- + spore

Proto-Indo-European *supnós ‘sleep’

Proto-Hellenic *húpnos

Ancient Greek ὕπνος ‘sleep’

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

Ancient Greek σπορά ‘seed’

New Latin spora

English spore

Today it means

noun Synonym of resting spore.

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Etymograph / hypnospore