Where does “mucose” come from?

mucose (Latin) comes from Latin mucosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

mucose (Latin): vocative masculine singular of mūcōsus

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	mucosus	slimy
2	Latin	-osus	-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
3	Old Latin	-osos	accusative masculine plural of -ōsus
4	Latin	ont-to-s	—
5	Latin	-o-wont-to-s	—

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