Where does “viscôs” come from?

viscôs (Friulian) comes 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.

viscôs (Friulian): viscous; sticky; clammy, slimy

Definitions

  1. viscous; sticky; clammy, slimy

Ancestry of “viscôs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinviscosus—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →