Where does “Cryptomycota” come from?

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

Cryptomycota (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Cryptomycota”, 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- →