Where does “viscère” come from?

viscère (French) comes from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

viscère (French): viscera, intestines

Definitions

  1. viscera, intestines

Ancestry of “viscère”, step by step

viscère traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin viscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinviscusAny internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Latin visceris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviscerisgenitive singular of viscus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Latin viscus →
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