Etymology

agaric

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Today it means: Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath. Full definition →

Latin agaricum ← Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Ancient GreekἉγαρία (Hagaría)
  3. Ancient Greekἀγαρικόν (agarikón)
  4. Latinagaricum
  5. English todayagaric

From Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón, “a tree fungus (Phellinus pomaceus”)), from the country of Agaria, in Sarmatia.

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