Where does “Peziza” come from?

Peziza (Translingual) comes from Latin pezica, from Ancient Greek πέζις, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Peziza (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Peziza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpezicaa kind of stalkless fungus
2Ancient Greekπέζιςpaltry puffball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “Peziza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέζις →Every word from Latin pezica →