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Where does “viscoso” come from?

viscoso (Italian) comes 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.

viscoso (Italian): viscous

Definitions

  1. viscous

Ancestry of “viscoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viscoso”

  • viscosità
  • viscose
  • viscosimetrico
  • viscosa
  • viscosimetro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →