Where does “muco” come from?

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

muco (Portuguese): mucus

Definitions

  1. mucus

Ancestry of “muco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūcusmucus
2Proto-Italicmoukos—
3Proto-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 →