Where does “mycophagist” come from?

mycophagist (English) comes from English -phagist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

mycophagist (English): A person who eats fungi

Definitions

  1. A person who eats fungi

Ancestry of “mycophagist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phagistOne who eats something
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →