Etymology of the English word basidiocarp
the English word
basidiocarpderived from the English word
basidiumderived from the English word
basisderived from the Latin word
basis (footing, base; pedestal; base, point of attachment)
derived from the Greek word
basis, βάσις (footing, base; a pace ('base'); the foot)
derived from the Greek word
bainein, βαίνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷa-using the English suffix
-idiumderived from the Latin word
basidiumderived from the Greek word
basis, βάσις (footing, base; a pace ('base'); the foot)
derived from the Greek word
bainein, βαίνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷa-using the English prefix
basi-using the New Latin suffix
-idiumusing the English suffix
-carpderived from the Latin suffix
-carpiumderived from the Greek word
karpos, καρπός (wrist; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerp-Usage
Word found in Modern English
