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Where does “vischioso” come from?

vischioso (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.

vischioso (Italian): viscous; sticky

Definitions

  1. viscous; sticky

Ancestry of “vischioso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vischioso”

  • vischiosità
  • vischiosamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →