Where does “viscivorus” come from?

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

viscivorus (Latin): mistletoe-eating

Definitions

  1. mistletoe-eating

Ancestry of “viscivorus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviscummistletoe; birdlime made from this plant
2Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →