Where does “hypha” come from?

hypha (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὑφή, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

hypha (English): Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form...

Definitions

  1. Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form...

Ancestry of “hypha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑφήweb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “hypha

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὑφή
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