Where does “Pezizomycetes” come from?
Pezizomycetes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Peziza, from Latin pezica, from Ancient Greek πέζις, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.
Ancestry of “Pezizomycetes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Peziza | — |
| 2 | Latin | pezica | a kind of stalkless fungus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέζις | paltry puffball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pesd- | to fart softly, pass gas, break wind |