Where does “eviscerate” come from?
eviscerate (English) comes from Latin evisceratus, from Latin eviscero, from Latin viscera, from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
eviscerate (English): To disembowel, to remove the viscera; To destroy...
Definitions
- To disembowel, to remove the viscera; To destroy...
Ancestry of “eviscerate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | evisceratus | disembowelled, eviscerated |
| 2 | Latin | eviscero | to disembowel |
| 3 | Latin | viscera | nominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | viscus | Any internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “eviscerate”