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Etymology of myxo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) English myxo- From Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă, “mucus”). By surface analysis, myx- + -o-.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
prefix

mucus.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) English myxo- From Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă, “mucus”). By surface analysis, myx- + -o-.

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