Etymology

viscera

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Today it means: Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those in the abdomen and thorax, such as the liver, heart, or stomach. Full definition →

Latin viscera
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  1. Latinvīscera
  2. Latinviscera
  3. English todayviscera

Borrowed from Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”).

Words from the same roots

Latinviscera all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.