Where does “visqueux” come from?
visqueux (French) comes 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)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
visqueux (French): slimy, sticky
Definitions
- slimy, sticky
Ancestry of “visqueux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | visqueux | viscous |
| 2 | Old French | viscous | viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly) |
| 3 | Late Latin | viscosus | — |
| 4 | Latin | viscum | mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant |
| 5 | Latin | vorō | to devour; to eat greedily |
| 6 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |