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Where does “muscilage” come from?

muscilage (Middle English) comes from Middle French mucilage, from Late Latin mucilago — musty or moldy juice.

Ancestry of “muscilage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmucilage—
2Late Latinmucilagomusty or moldy juice
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