Etymology

macrozoospore

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Today it means: A large motile spore having four cilia; found in certain green algae such as those in genus Ulothrix Full definition →

English zoospore ← Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon) ← Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  10. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  11. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  12. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  13. Englishzoo-
  14. Englishspore
  15. Englishzoospore
  16. English todaymacrozoospore

From macro- + zoospore.

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