Where does “Dikarya” come from?

Dikarya (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Dikarya (Translingual): Fungi with dikaryotic hyphae, in which cells contain a haploid nucleus from each parent rather than a single haploid or diploid nucleus

Definitions

  1. Fungi with dikaryotic hyphae, in which cells contain a haploid nucleus from each parent rather than a single haploid or diploid nucleus

Ancestry of “Dikarya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek δίς →