Etymology

mucid

M3U1C3I1D2

Today it means: Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous. Full definition →

Latin mūcidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *moukos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcusde
  4. Latinmūceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinmūcidus
  7. English todaymucid

Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.

Words from the same roots

Latinmucidus all →

moistmusty

Latinmucus all →

mucusmucousmucivore

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