Where does “Pezizaceae” come from?

Pezizaceae (English) comes from Translingual Peziza, from Latin pezica, from Ancient Greek πέζις, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Ancestry of “Pezizaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPezizagenus
2Latinpezicaa kind of stalkless fungus
3Ancient Greekπέζιςpaltry puffball
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέζις →Every word from Latin pezica →