Where does “μύκητας” come from?

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

μύκητας (Greek): fungus

Definitions

  1. fungus

Ancestry of “μύκητας”, step by step

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