μύξα

Greek (Cypriot)

/ˈmiksa/

noun

Definitions

(colloquial) snot, booger, bogey nasal mucus
(colloquial) snot, slob any slovenly person who causes disgust

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μύξα (mucus, lamp wick, kind of plum-tree) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (slime, slip, slimy, slippery).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-k-

Gloss

slime, slip, slimy, slippery

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

myxovirus English
mucus Latin
mugil Latin
myxa Latin
μυκτήρ Ancient Greek
μυξῖνος Ancient Greek
μύκης Ancient Greek
μύξα Ancient Greek
*mew-k- Proto-Indo-European
muco Portuguese
*moukos Proto-Italic