Where does “mucousy” come from?

mucousy (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.

mucousy (English): Suggesting mucus; slimy

Definitions

  1. Suggesting mucus; slimy

Ancestry of “mucousy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucousPertaining to mucus; Having the qualities of...
2Latinmūcōsusslimy
3Latinmūcusmucus
4Proto-Italicmoukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →
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