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
1Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “viscum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →