Where does “fungiform” come from?

fungiform (English) comes from French fongiforme — fungiform.

fungiform (English): Having the shape of a mushroom

Definitions

  1. Having the shape of a mushroom

Ancestry of “fungiform”, step by step

fungiform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French fongiforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfongiformefungiform

via Swahili funga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifungaclose, fasten, lock up; tie, tie up; jail, lock...
Every word from French fongiforme