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.

Pezizomycetes (Translingual): class

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Ancestry of “Pezizomycetes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPezizagenus
2Latinpezicaa kind of stalkless fungus
3Ancient Greekπέζιςpaltry puffball
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέζις →Every word from Latin pezica →