Where does “mucific” come from?

mucific (English) comes from English mucus, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

mucific (English): Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus;...

Definitions

  1. Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus;...

Ancestry of “mucific”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucusA slippery secretion from the lining of the...
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →