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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥ Proto-Hellenic *spérmə Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -spermous From Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) [itself from σπέρμα (spérma) + -ος (-os)] (as used, for example, in ἄσπερμος (áspermos)) + -ous.
Meanings
- (morpheme) Having a specified number or type of seeds.
Relateds
spermatic · sperm · -spermia · -spermal · spermous · -carpous · spermic · -spermic
Synonyms
Translations (2)
it -spermo ((botany) having a specified number or type of seeds) · fr -sperme ((botany) having a specified number or type of seeds)