Etymology

zoosporangium

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Today it means: A sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores. Full definition →

English sporangium ← Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon) ← Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  4. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  5. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  6. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  7. Englishzoo-
  8. Englishsporangium
  9. English todayzoosporangium

From zoo- + sporangium.

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