Where does “viscōsus” come from?
viscōsus (Latin) comes from Latin viscum, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
viscōsus (Latin): full of birdlime, viscous, sticky
Definitions
- full of birdlime, viscous, sticky
Ancestry of “viscōsus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | viscum | mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant |
| 2 | Latin | vorō | to devour; to eat greedily |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
Words derived from “viscōsus”