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Where does “mucoso-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mucoso-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūcōsus—
2Latinmūcus—
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “mucoso-”

  • mucosotropic
  • mucosotrophic
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