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Where does “mucidus” come from?

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

mucidus (Latin): moldy, musty; sniveling

Definitions

  1. moldy, musty; sniveling

Ancestry of “mucidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūceō—
2Latinmūcus—
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “mucidus”

  • mucid
  • mucido
  • muced
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