Where does “mucously” come from?

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

mucously (English): In a mucous way

Definitions

  1. In a mucous way

Ancestry of “mucously”, step by step

mucously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mucous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucousPertaining to mucus; Having the qualities of...
2Latinmūcōsusslimy
3Latinmūcusmucus
4Proto-Italicmoukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →
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