Where does “asca” come from?

asca (Spanish) comes from New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός, from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

asca (Spanish): ascus

Definitions

  1. ascus

Ancestry of “asca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinascus
2Ancient Greekἀσκόςskin, hide made into a bag; wineskin; paunch,...
3Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “asca

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