Where does “mucilaginous” come from?
Mucilaginous derives from New Latin mucilaginosus, which combines mucilago, a slimy secretion, with the Latin adjective suffix -osus meaning full of or abounding in.
mucilaginous (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and...
Ancestry of “mucilaginous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | mucilaginosus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mūcus | mucus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |