Where does “mucosa” come from?
mucosa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mucoso, from Late Latin mucosus, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
mucosa (Portuguese): mucous membrane; feminine singular of mucoso
Definitions
- mucous membrane; feminine singular of mucoso
Ancestry of “mucosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mucoso | mucous |
| 2 | Late Latin | mucosus | slimy |
| 3 | Latin | mūcus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |