Where does “visceral” come from?
Visceral comes from Middle French viscéral, from Latin viscera, plural of viscus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weys-.
visceral (English): Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of...
Ancestry of “visceral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | viscéral | — |
| 2 | Latin | viscera | nominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | viscus | Any internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “visceral”