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Where does “polyviscose” come from?

polyviscose (English) comes from English viscose, from Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

polyviscose (English): A polymer manufactured from plant cellulose; A...

Definitions

  1. A polymer manufactured from plant cellulose; A...

Ancestry of “polyviscose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviscoseA viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by...
2Latinviscōsus—
3Latinviscummistletoe; birdlime made from this plant
4Latinvorō—
5Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
6Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →