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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...
2Latinmūcus—
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
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