Where does “euhymenium” come from?

euhymenium (English) comes from English eu, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

euhymenium (English): Hymenium in which the basidia are among the first...

Definitions

  1. Hymenium in which the basidia are among the first...

Ancestry of “euhymenium”, step by step

euhymenium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheu—
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via English hymenium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhymeniumThe sporebearing surface of a fungus
2Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu- →