Where does “caulohymenium” come from?

caulohymenium (English) comes from English hymenium, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

caulohymenium (English): A fruiting layer in some fungi

Definitions

  1. A fruiting layer in some fungi

Ancestry of “caulohymenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhymeniumThe sporebearing surface of a fungus
2Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Ancient Greek ὙμήνEvery word from English hymenium