Where does “Mycena” come from?

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

Mycena (Translingual): genus|bonnets, certain small, saprotrophic mushrooms with a conical or bell-shaped cap and thin stem}}

Definitions

  1. genus|bonnets, certain small, saprotrophic mushrooms with a conical or bell-shaped cap and thin stem}}

Ancestry of “Mycena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “Mycena”

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