Etymograph

English

staphyloncus

Staphyloncus comes from Ancient Greek σταφυλή ‘bunch of grapes, uvula’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσταφυλή1staphulḗ‘bunch of grapes, uvula’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015staphyloncus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English staphyloncus
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015, Irina A. Kadnikova, Rui Costa: “In Asia, this fungus is valued for its flavor…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσταφυλήWiktionary, English staphyloncusstaphulḗ‘bunch of grapes, uvula’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015staphyloncusWiktionary, English staphyloncus. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015, Irina A. Kadnikova, Rui Costa: “In Asia, this fungus is valued for its flavor…”

Formed from staphylo- ‘uvula’ + -oncus ‘tumor’

Ancient Greek σταφυλή ‘bunch of grapes’

English staphylo-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to be stiff’

step, staff, steven, staple, 4 more

Today it means

noun A tumor or swelling of the uvula.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “staphyloncus”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek σταφυλή / staphyloncus

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