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Where does “μυξα” come from?

μυξα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

μυξα (Ancient Greek): mucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...

Definitions

  1. mucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...

Ancestry of “μυξα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “μυξα”

  • myxoma
  • myxedema
  • myxomatous
  • myxopapillary
  • myxedematous
  • angiomyxoma
  • orthomyxovirus
  • myxovirus
  • myxosarcoma
  • myxofibrous
  • myxinoid
  • myxedemic
  • myxo-
  • myxopod
  • myxopyronin
  • paramyxovirus
  • myxa
  • missina
  • μύξα
  • Myxozoa
  • Paramyxoviridae
  • Myxinidae
  • Myxine
  • Myxini
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