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Where does “fung” come from?

fung (English) comes from English fungus, from Latin fungus, from Latin sfungus.

fung (English): Alternative form of fum; Fungus

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fum; Fungus

Ancestry of “fung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfungusAny member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic...
2Latinfungusa mushroom; a fungus; a fungal growth or...
3Latinsfungus—
Every word from Latin sfungus →