Etymology

ectomycorrhiza

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Today it means: A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. Full definition →

English mycorrhiza ← Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós) ← Proto-Hellenic *entós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éntos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*entós
  8. Ancient Greekἐντός (entós)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκτός (ektós)
  10. Englishecto-
  11. Englishmycorrhiza
  12. English todayectomycorrhiza

From ecto- + mycorrhiza.

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