Where does “visceral” come from?

visceral (Spanish) comes from Spanish víscera, from Latin viscera, from Latin viscus, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

visceral (Spanish): visceral

Definitions

  1. visceral

Ancestry of “visceral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvísceraviscera
2Latinvisceranominative plural of viscus; accusative plural of...
3LatinviscusAny internal organ of the body; entrails, viscera
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “visceral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Latin viscus →Every word from Latin viscera →