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
Ancestry of “micione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | micio | pussy, pussy-cat, puss; cat, kitty, kitten |
| 2 | Venetian | mucio | heap, pile, mass |
| 3 | Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 4 | Latin | mūceō | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūcus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |