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Where does “viscosa” come from?

viscosa (Italian) comes from Italian viscoso, from Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

viscosa (Italian): viscose; feminine singular of viscoso

Definitions

  1. viscose; feminine singular of viscoso

Ancestry of “viscosa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viscosa”

  • viscose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →