Where does “fungus” come from?

Fungus comes from Latin fungus, which may derive from Latin sfungus, though the ultimate origin and original meaning remain uncertain.

fungus (English): Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic...

Ancestry of “fungus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfungusa mushroom; a fungus; a fungal growth or...
2Latinsfungus—

Words derived from “fungus”

Every word from Latin sfungus →Every word from Latin fungus →