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Where does “Pezizomycotina” come from?

Pezizomycotina (Translingual) comes from Translingual -mycotina, from Translingual -mycota, from Ancient Greek μύκης, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

Ancestry of “Pezizomycotina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-mycotina—
2Translingual-mycota—
3Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
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