Where does “moccioso” come from?

moccioso (Italian) comes from Italian moccio, from Vulgar Latin mucceus, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

moccioso (Italian): snotty; snotty-nosed; brat, a spoiled, obnoxious...

Definitions

  1. snotty; snotty-nosed; brat, a spoiled, obnoxious...

Ancestry of “moccioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmocciosnot
2Vulgar Latinmucceus—
3Latinmūcusmucus
4Proto-Italicmoukos—
5Proto-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 →