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Where does “mucinosis” come from?

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

mucinosis (English): Any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by...

Ancestry of “mucinosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucinAny of several glycoproteins found in mucus
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →