Where does “myxomycète” come from?

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

myxomycète (French): myxomycete

Definitions

  1. myxomycete

Ancestry of “myxomycète”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmycètefungus
2Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “myxomycète”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύκης →Every word from French mycète →