English

hyperviscous

From hyper- + viscous.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Latin viscum ‘birdlime’

Late Latin viscosus

Old French viscous

Middle French visqueux

Today it means

adj Excessively viscous.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hyperviscous