Where does “muco-” come from?

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

muco- (English): mucus

Definitions

  1. mucus

Ancestry of “muco-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūcusmucus
2Proto-Italicmoukos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “muco-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →