Where does “Ascomycota” come from?

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

Ascomycota (Translingual): Those fungi that produce spores in a microscopic sporangium called an ascus

Definitions

Those fungi that produce spores in a microscopic sporangium called an ascus

Ancestry of “Ascomycota”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	ascus	—
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

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