The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδιασπείρω“to scatter”
- English todaydiaspore
From Ancient Greek διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), describing its decrepitation on heating.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
diaspore
Today it means: A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites. Full definition →
Ancient Greek διασπείρω