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Where does “μῠ́κης” come from?

μῠ́κης (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

μῠ́κης (Ancient Greek): mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...

Definitions

  1. mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...

Ancestry of “μῠ́κης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “μῠ́κης”

  • mycorrhizal
  • mycelium
  • streptomycin
  • mycobacteria
  • mycobacterial
  • mycorrhiza
  • mycotoxin
  • mycelial
  • mycophenolate
  • mycosis
  • onychomycosis
  • actinomycosis
  • blastomycosis
  • mycology
  • mycobacterium
  • mycological
  • mucormycosis
  • mycophenolic
  • actinomycete
  • antimycobacterial
  • mycologist
  • nonmycorrhizal
  • endomycorrhizal
  • mycorrhization
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