Etymology

saccharomycosis

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Today it means: An infection by fungi of the genus Saccharomyces Full definition →

English mycosis ← Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  11. Englishmyc-
  12. Englishmycosis
  13. English todaysaccharomycosis

From saccharo- + mycosis.

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