Where does “mucoprotection” come from?

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

mucoprotection (English): mucoprotective activity

Definitions

  1. mucoprotective activity

Ancestry of “mucoprotection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmuco-mucus
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k-Every word from Proto-Italic moukosEvery word from Latin mūcus