Etymology

myxo-

Today it means: mucus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Ancient Greekμῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă)
  3. English todaymyxo-

From Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă, “mucus”). By surface analysis, myx- + -o-.

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