Where does “viscousness” come from?
viscousness (English) comes from English viscous, from Middle French visqueux, from Old French viscous, from Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- — to say.
viscousness (English): Viscosity
Definitions
- Viscosity
Ancestry of “viscousness”, step by step
viscousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English viscous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viscous | Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid... |
| 2 | Middle French | visqueux | viscous |
| 3 | Old French | viscous | viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly) |
| 4 | Late Latin | viscosus | — |
| 5 | Latin | viscum | mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant |
| 6 | Latin | vorō | to devour; to eat greedily |
| 7 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |