Where does “monco” come from?

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

monco (Portuguese): nasal mucus; booger

Definitions

  1. nasal mucus; booger

Ancestry of “monco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuccus—
2Latinmūcusmucus
3Proto-Italicmoukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →