Where does “аскомицет” come from?
аскомицет (Russian) comes from Translingual Ascomycetes, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός, from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
аскомицет (Russian): ascomycete, a fungus of the taxon Ascomycota
Definitions
- ascomycete, a fungus of the taxon Ascomycota
Ancestry of “аскомицет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Ascomycetes | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκός | skin, hide made into a bag; wineskin; paunch,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύκης | mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |