Etymology of the English word mucoprotein
the English word
mucoproteinusing the English prefix
muco-derived from the Classical Latin word
mucus (Greek muxa, snivel, slippery secretion; mucus, snot; recess)
derived from the English word
proteinderived from the French word
protéinederived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the German word
proteinusing the Greek suffix
-inderived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perUsage
Word found in Modern English
