Where does “moccio” come from?
moccio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin mucceus, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
moccio (Italian): snot
Ancestry of “moccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mucceus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mūcus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |
Words derived from “moccio”