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Where does “fungus” come from?

fungus (Latin) comes from Latin sfungus.

fungus (Latin): a mushroom; a fungus; a fungal growth or...

Definitions

  1. a mushroom; a fungus; a fungal growth or...

Ancestry of “fungus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsfungus—

Words derived from “fungus”

  • fungus
  • fungicide
  • fungous
  • fungoid
  • fung
  • fungicidal
  • fungiform
  • fungistatic
  • funguslike
  • fungitoxic
  • funge
  • fungate
  • fungology
  • fungitoxicity
  • fungologist
  • antifungus
  • fungin
  • microfungus
  • fungic
  • macrofungus
  • fungicidally
  • fungusproof
  • fungosity
  • smellfungi
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