viscumin

English

noun

Definitions

(protein) Any of a group of toxic lectins present in mistletoe (Viscum album)

Etymology

Derived from Latin viscum (birdlime, mistletoe).

Origin

Latin

viscum

Gloss

birdlime, mistletoe

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*visclum Latin
viscidus Latin
viscosus Latin
viscum Latin
viscōsus Latin
visco Spanish, Castilian
*weyḱs- Proto-Indo-European
visgo Portuguese
visgo Galician
vâsc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
guy Middle French
vãscu Aromanian
visc Friulian
*wīhsila Frankish
visc Piedmontese