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...
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- A polymer manufactured from plant cellulose; A...
Ancestry of “polyviscose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viscose | A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by... |
| 2 | Latin | viscōsus | full of birdlime, viscous, sticky |
| 3 | Latin | viscum | mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant |
| 4 | Latin | vorō | to devour; to eat greedily |
| 5 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |