Where does “mycoplasme” come from?

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

mycoplasme (French): mycoplasma

Definitions

  1. mycoplasma

Ancestry of “mycoplasme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmyco-fungus; myco
2Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύκης →Every word from French myco- →
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