Etymograph

English

fungus

Fungus comes from Latin fungus ‘mushroom’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfungus‘mushroom’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfungus‘mushroom’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

Earliest quotation: 2013, Welcome to the plastisphere: “Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of…”

Every English word from Latin fungus

Today it means

noun A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

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Etymograph / Latin fungus / fungus

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