Where does “mucin” come from?

mucin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

mucin (English): Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus

Definitions

  1. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus

Ancestry of “mucin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

Words derived from “mucin

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in