English
myxo-
Myxo- comes from Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ ‘mucus’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- ‘slip, slime’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mew-k-‘slip, slime’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́ξᾰmŭ́xă‘mucus’
- Englishtodaymyxo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mew-k-‘slip, slime’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́ξᾰmŭ́xă‘mucus’
- Englishtodaymyxo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- ‘slip, slime’
Today it means
prefix mucus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- / myxo-