English
myc-
Myc- comes from Ancient Greek μῠ́κης ‘mushroom or other fungus’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́κης‘mushroom or other fungus’
- Englishtodaymyc-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́κης‘mushroom or other fungus’
- Englishtodaymyc-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- ‘slip, slime’
Today it means
prefix —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μῠ́κης / myc-