Where does “viscosidad” come from?

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

viscosidad (Spanish): viscousness; A viscous material; viscosity

Definitions

  1. viscousness; A viscous material; viscosity

Ancestry of “viscosidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishviscosoviscous, sticky; slimy
2Late Latinviscosus
3Latinviscummistletoe; birdlime made from this plant
4Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
5Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
6Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “viscosidad

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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