Where does “ascită” come from?

ascită (Romanian) comes from French ascite, from Latin ascītēs, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίτης, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός, from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

ascită (Romanian): ascites

Definitions

ascites

Ancestry of “ascită”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	ascite	ascites
2	Latin	ascītēs	—
3	Ancient Greek	ἀσκίτης	Dropsy, ascites; Patient suffering from ascites
4	Ancient Greek	ἀσκός	skin, hide made into a bag; wineskin; paunch,...
5	Ancient Greek	μύκης	mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
6	Proto-Indo-European	mew-k-	slimy, slippery; slip, slime

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