μυκτήρ

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

(in the plural) nostril
nozzle of a lamp
(zoology) elephant's trunk
(zoology) funnel of the cuttlefish
(figuratively) sneerer, scorner
(in the abstract) sarcasm, raillery

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek μύσσομαι (blow the nose) 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

mucus Latin
mugil Latin
μύκης Ancient Greek
μύξα Ancient Greek
μύσσομαι Ancient Greek
*mew-k- Proto-Indo-European
muco Portuguese
μυκτήρ Greek (modern)
*moukos Proto-Italic