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

Definitions

  1. snot

Ancestry of “moccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmucceus—
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “moccio”

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