blenny

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*mel-“soft”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβλέννα“mucus, slime”
3. Latin · borrowed fromblennius
4. English todayblenny

From Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek βλέννα (blénna, “mucus, slime”) (whence Modern Greek βλέννα (vlénna)), because of its slimy coating. From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft”).

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