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Where does “mycète” come from?

mycète (French) comes from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

mycète (French): fungus

Definitions

  1. fungus

Ancestry of “mycète”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “mycète”

  • actinomycète
  • myxomycète
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