Where does “Myxogastria” come from?

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

Myxogastria (Translingual): subclass

Definitions

  1. subclass

Ancestry of “Myxogastria”, step by step

Myxogastria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μύξα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύξαmucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via Greek γᾰστήρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγᾰστήρ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύξα →