Where does “muccus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “muccus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “muccus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k-Every word from Proto-Italic moukosEvery word from Latin mūcus