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
Ancestry of “mucously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mucous | Pertaining to mucus; Having the qualities of... |
| 2 | Latin | mūcōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūcus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |