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Where does “myco-” come from?

myco- (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

myco- (English): fungus

Definitions

  1. fungus

Ancestry of “myco-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “myco-”

  • mycobacteria
  • mycobacterial
  • mycotoxin
  • mycophenolate
  • mycosis
  • onychomycosis
  • blastomycosis
  • mycology
  • mycobacterium
  • mycological
  • mucormycosis
  • mycophenolic
  • antimycobacterial
  • mycologist
  • mycotrophic
  • mycoderma
  • zygomycosis
  • mycophagous
  • mycoflora
  • mycoparasite
  • mycotoxicosis
  • mycotoxigenic
  • mycoparasitism
  • mycobacteriosis
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