Where does “viscera” come from?

Viscera derives from Latin viscera, plural of viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys-.

viscera (English): plural of viscus; API pl; Collectively, the...

Definitions

  1. plural of viscus; API pl; Collectively, the...

Ancestry of “viscera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvisceranominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of...
2LatinviscusAny internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “viscera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Latin viscus →Every word from Latin viscera →