Where does “mixomicete” come from?
mixomicete (Romanian) comes from French myxomycète, from French mycète, from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
mixomicete (Romanian): myxomycete
Definitions
- myxomycete
Ancestry of “mixomicete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | myxomycète | myxomycete |
| 2 | French | mycète | fungus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύκης | mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |