ἰξός
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- European mistletoe (Viscum album)
- mistletoe berry
- birdlime prepared from the mistletoe berry
- oak gum, used for the same purpose
- (in general) any sticky substance
- (figuratively) skinflint, miser
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (mistletoe).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyḱs-
Gloss
mistletoe
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- viscumin English
- *visclum Latin
- Ixodes Latin
- viscidus Latin
- viscosus Latin
- viscum Latin
- viscōsus Latin
- вишня Russian
- visco Spanish, Castilian
- ἰξίας Ancient Greek
- ἰξώδης Ancient Greek
- *weyḱs- Proto-Indo-European
- visgo Portuguese
- *wīhsilō Proto-Germanic
- wiśnia Polish
- *višьňa Proto-Slavic
- višně Czech
- višnja Serbo-Croatian
- вишња Serbo-Croatian
- visgo Galician
- vișină Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vâsc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- wihsila Old High German
- wīhsila Old High German
- ökse Turkish
- вишна Bulgarian
- vishnjë Albanian
- guy Middle French
- اوكسه Ottoman Turkish
- وشنه Ottoman Turkish
- вишна Macedonian
- вишня Ukrainian
- vãscu Aromanian
- visc Friulian
- *wīhsila Frankish
- vişne Crimean Tatar
- visc Piedmontese