Where does “micio” come from?

micio (Italian) comes from Venetian mucio, from Latin mucidus, from Latin mūceō, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

micio (Italian): pussy, pussy-cat, puss; cat, kitty, kitten

Definitions

  1. pussy, pussy-cat, puss; cat, kitty, kitten

Ancestry of “micio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianmucioheap, pile, mass
2Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
3Latinmūceōto be mouldy or musty
4Latinmūcusmucus
5Proto-Italicmoukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “micio”

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