Where does “mixovirus” come from?

mixovirus (Romanian) comes from English myxovirus, from English myxo, from Ancient Greek μύξα, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

mixovirus (Romanian): myxovirus

Definitions

myxovirus

Ancestry of “mixovirus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	myxovirus	Any of a group of RNA viruses of the...
2	English	myxo	myxomatosis, a rabbit disease transmitted by...
3	Ancient Greek	μύξα	mucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...
4	Proto-Indo-European	mew-k-	slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύξα →Every word from English myxo →