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Where does “-mycetes” come from?

-mycetes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

Ancestry of “-mycetes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “-mycetes”

  • Dothideomycetes
  • Ascomycetes
  • Heterobasidiomycetes
  • Agaricomycetes
  • Pezizomycetes
  • Eurotiomycetes
  • Basidiomycetes
  • Lecanoromycetes
  • Lichinomycetes
  • Agonomycetes
  • Saccharomycetes
  • Ustilaginomycetes
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