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.

mucoso- (English): mucosal#Adjective: referring to a mucosa#Noun (i.e., a mucous membrane#Noun)

Definitions

  1. mucosal#Adjective: referring to a mucosa#Noun (i.e., a mucous membrane#Noun)

Ancestry of “mucoso-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mucoso-”

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