Where does “hymenium” come from?

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

hymenium (English): The sporebearing surface of a fungus

Definitions

  1. The sporebearing surface of a fungus

Ancestry of “hymenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “hymenium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →