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.
Ancestry of “Peziza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pezica | a kind of stalkless fungus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέζις | paltry puffball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pesd- | to fart softly, pass gas, break wind |
Words derived from “Peziza”