English

hypoviscous

From hypo- + viscous.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Latin viscum ‘birdlime’

Late Latin viscosus

Old French viscous

Middle French visqueux

Today it means

adj Not viscous enough (to serve a particular purpose properly).

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

Etymograph / hypoviscous