Where does “Blastocladiomycota” come from?

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

Blastocladiomycota (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Blastocladiomycota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-mycota
2Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k-Every word from Ancient Greek μύκηςEvery word from Translingual -mycota