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Where does “mucidus” come from?

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

mucidus (Vulgar Latin): moldy, musty; sniveling

Definitions

  1. moldy, musty; sniveling

Ancestry of “mucidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
2Latinmūceō—
3Latinmūcus—
4Proto-Italicmoukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “mucidus”

  • moisture
  • moist
  • moisten
  • moisturizer
  • moistness
  • moisturize
  • moistly
  • moisturise
  • moisturization
  • moistureproof
  • moistureless
  • moistener
  • remoisten
  • overmoist
  • moisturisation
  • moistish
  • bemoisten
  • moistured
  • moistify
  • remoisturize
  • moistenable
  • antimoisture
  • overmoisture
  • premoisten
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