Where does “viscere” come from?
viscere (Romanian) comes from Latin viscera, from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
viscere (Romanian): viscera, guts, bowels, entrails
Definitions
- viscera, guts, bowels, entrails
Ancestry of “viscere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | viscera | nominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | viscus | Any internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |