Etymology

nonmucoadhesive

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Today it means: Not mucoadhesive. Full definition →

English mucoadhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  15. Proto-Italic*moukos
  16. Latinmūcus
  17. Englishmuco-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  19. Proto-Italic*ad
  20. Proto-Italic*ad-
  21. Latinad-
  22. Latinhaereō
  23. Latinadhaereō
  24. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  25. Frenchadhésif
  26. Englishadhesive
  27. Englishmucoadhesive
  28. English todaynonmucoadhesive

From non- + mucoadhesive.

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