Where does “viscere” come from?

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

viscere (Italian): internal organ; bowel; entrails, viscera, guts

Definitions

  1. internal organ; bowel; entrails, viscera, guts

Ancestry of “viscere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvisceranominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of...
2LatinviscusAny internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “viscere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Latin viscus →Every word from Latin viscera →