Where does “moccoli” come from?

moccoli (Italian) comes from Italian moccolo, from Latin mucus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

moccoli (Italian): plural of moccolo

Definitions

  1. plural of moccolo

Ancestry of “moccoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmoccolocandle-end; top part of a wick; snot
2Latinmucusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-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 mucus →