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Where does “viscum” come from?

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

viscum (Latin): mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant

Definitions

  1. mistletoe; birdlime made from this plant

Ancestry of “viscum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorō—
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “viscum”

  • viscous
  • viscid
  • inviscid
  • viscose
  • viscidity
  • nonviscous
  • viscously
  • isoviscous
  • electroviscous
  • viscousness
  • elastoviscous
  • viscidly
  • viscidness
  • semiviscous
  • semiviscid
  • inviscate
  • gyroviscous
  • ultraviscous
  • viscousless
  • subviscid
  • polyviscose
  • nonviscid
  • viscidation
  • viscoso
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