Where does “миксофаг” come from?

миксофаг (Russian) comes from Translingual Myxophaga, from Ancient Greek μύξα, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

миксофаг (Russian): A myxophagan, any beetle of the suborder Myxophaga

Definitions

  1. A myxophagan, any beetle of the suborder Myxophaga

Ancestry of “миксофаг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMyxophagasuborder
2Ancient Greekμύξαmucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύξα →Every word from Translingual Myxophaga →