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
Ancestry of “moccoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | moccolo | candle-end; top part of a wick; snot |
| 2 | Latin | mucus | mucus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |