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Where does “mucco” come from?

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

mucco (Late Latin): I blow my nose

Definitions

  1. I blow my nose

Ancestry of “mucco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mucco”

  • mouchoir
  • mouchard
  • mus
  • mouchard
  • mouchardage
  • mouchoir
  • moucharder
  • moucher
  • mouche
  • moucheron
  • mouche
  • muche
  • khăn mùi soa
  • mux
  • mus
  • mus
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