Where does “seromucous” come from?

seromucous (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.

seromucous (English): serous and mucous

Definitions

  1. serous and mucous

Ancestry of “seromucous”, 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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