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Where does “viscidly” come from?

viscidly (English) comes from English viscid, from Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

viscidly (English): Done in a viscid fashion or manner

Definitions

  1. Done in a viscid fashion or manner

Ancestry of “viscidly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviscidViscous; having a high viscosity; Sticky, slimy,...
2Latinviscidussticky, glutinous
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- →