-mycete

English

suffix

Definitions

(biology) Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form or ecological preferences.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύκης (mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μύκης

Gloss

mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

茸

Emoji

🍄

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mycetism English
mycorrhiza English
mycète French
μυκήτινος Ancient Greek
μύκης Ancient Greek
ἀσκός Ancient Greek
*mew-k- Proto-Indo-European
μύκητας Greek (modern)
-myces Translingual
-mycota Translingual