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Where does “viscera” come from?

viscera (Latin) comes from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

viscera (Latin): nominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “viscera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinviscusAny internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “viscera”

  • visceral
  • viscerally
  • eviscerate
  • perivisceral
  • multivisceral
  • viscerosomatic
  • visceromotor
  • viscerocranium
  • viscerosensory
  • neurovisceral
  • viscerality
  • visceromegaly
  • pubovisceral
  • visceroatrial
  • viscerotropic
  • visceroptosis
  • eviscerator
  • visceroparietal
  • viscerotonic
  • cerebrovisceral
  • viscerocranial
  • visceropathy
  • visceroskeletal
  • unvisceral
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