Etymology

viscidity

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Today it means: The quality of being viscid. Full definition →

English viscid ← Late Latin viscidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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The story

  1. Latinviscum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Late Latinviscidus
  4. Englishviscid
  5. English todayviscidity

From viscid + -ity.

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