English
podosperm
Podosperm comes from Ancient Greek σπέρμα ‘seed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sper-‘to scatter, strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spérmn̥reconstructedwhich consists of *sper-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*spérməreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπέρμαspérma‘seed’
- Englishtodaypodosperm
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sper-‘to scatter, strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spérmn̥reconstructedwhich consists of *sper-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*spérməreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπέρμαspérma‘seed’
- Englishtodaypodosperm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’
spare, spiral, sparkle, diaspora, sprout, spurious, spore, spiro, 22 more
Today it means
noun The funiculus (stalk of a seed or ovule).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sper- / podosperm