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Where does “viscido” come from?

viscido (Italian) comes from Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

viscido (Italian): slimy; slick; smarmy

Definitions

  1. slimy; slick; smarmy

Ancestry of “viscido”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viscido”

  • viscidume
  • viscidamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →