Proto-Indo-European

*weyḱs-

‘mistletoe’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs-, most familiar first.

• viscous ← visqueux ← viscosus ← viscum
• viscose ← viscōsus ← viscum
• viscid ← viscidus ← viscum
• viscidium ← viscidus ← viscum
• viscumin ← viscum

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs-