mucus

mucus
mucus (n.) 1660s (replacing M.E. mucilage), from L. mucus "slime, mold, mucus of the nose, snot," from PIE root *meug- "slippery, slimy," with derivatives referring to wet or slimy substances or conditions (Cf. L. emungere "to sneeze out, blow one's nose," mucere "be moldy or musty," Gk. myssesthai "to blow the nose," myxa "mucus," mykes "fungus," Skt. muncati "he releases"). Old English had horh, which may be imitative.

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