Where does “mucere” come from?
mucere (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mucere, from Latin mucus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
mucere (Vulgar Latin): to be moldy or musty; to be mouldy
Definitions
- to be moldy or musty; to be mouldy
Ancestry of “mucere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mucere | to be moldy or musty; to be mouldy |
| 2 | Latin | mucus | mucus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |
Words derived from “mucere”