Where does “moccolo” come from?

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

moccolo (Italian): candle-end; top part of a wick; snot

Definitions

  1. candle-end; top part of a wick; snot

Ancestry of “moccolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmucusmucus
2Proto-Italicmoukos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “moccolo”

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