Etymology

mucoprotein

M3U1C3O1P3R1O1T1E1I1N1

Today it means: Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides. Full definition →

English protein ← Latin mūcus ← Proto-Italic *moukos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Englishprotein
  6. English todaymucoprotein

From muco- + protein.

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