Where does “Deuteromycotina” come from?

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

Deuteromycotina (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Deuteromycotina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-mycotina
2Translingual-mycota
3Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
4Proto-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
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