Where does “viscerality” come from?
viscerality (English) comes from English visceral, from Middle French viscéral, from Latin viscera, from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
viscerality (English): A quality of being related to the physical as...
Definitions
- A quality of being related to the physical as...
Ancestry of “viscerality”, step by step
viscerality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visceral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visceral | Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of... |
| 2 | Middle French | viscéral | — |
| 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 |