Etymology

mucoadherent

M3U1C3O1A1D2H4E1R1E1N1T1

Today it means: Synonym of mucoadhesive. Full definition →

English adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Latinhaereō
  10. Latinadhaereō
  11. Latinadhaerēns
  12. Old Frenchadherent
  13. Middle Englishadherent
  14. Englishadherent
  15. English todaymucoadherent

From muco- + adherent.

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