Where does “oomycete” come from?

oomycete (English) comes from English oö-, from Ancient Greek ᾠο-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

oomycete (English): Any of a number of filamentous unicellular...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of filamentous unicellular...

Ancestry of “oomycete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoö-Alternative spelling of oo-; egg
2Ancient Greekᾠο-oo-
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “oomycete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón →