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Where does “visculum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “visculum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “visculum”

  • vischioso
  • vischiosamente
  • vischiosità
  • vischio
  • visclum
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