Where does “micione” come from?

micione (Italian) comes from Italian micio, 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.

micione (Italian): big cat

Definitions

  1. big cat

Ancestry of “micione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmiciopussy, pussy-cat, puss; cat, kitty, kitten
2Venetianmucioheap, pile, mass
3Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
4Latinmūceōto be mouldy or musty
5Latinmūcusmucus
6Proto-Italicmoukos—
7Proto-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 →