Where does “viscose” come from?

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

viscose (English): A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by...

Definitions

  1. A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by...

Ancestry of “viscose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviscōsusfull of birdlime, viscous, sticky
2Latinviscummistletoe; birdlime made from this plant
3Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
4Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
5Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “viscose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →