Where does “vischio” come from?

vischio (Italian) comes 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.

vischio (Italian): mistletoe; birdlime

Definitions

  1. mistletoe; birdlime

Ancestry of “vischio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvisclum—
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

Words derived from “vischio”

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