Where does “invischiare” come from?

invischiare (Italian) comes from Italian vischio, from Vulgar Latin visclum, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

invischiare (Italian): to involve (someone) in a difficult situation

Definitions

  1. to involve (someone) in a difficult situation

Ancestry of “invischiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvischiomistletoe; birdlime
2Vulgar Latinvisclum
3Latinviscummistletoe; birdlime made from this plant
4Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
5Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
6Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “invischiare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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