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
Ancestry of “mycoplasme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | myco- | myco- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μύκης | mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |