From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en]<!--up to here from Century 1911-->.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[viscera]
1. [en] One of the organ s, as the brain , heart , or stomach , in the great cavities of the body of an animal ; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen .
2. [en] The intestine s.
**** Synonyms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[organ in the abdomen]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Galician: [gl]
- Ido: [io]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[the intestines]
- Hungarian: [hu]
[trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [pedia]
- [en]
*** References
- [R:Webster 1913]
- [R:Century 1911]
- [R:OneLook]
[en]
** Latin
*** Etymology
Of unclear origin;[1] possibly [la].
Compare typologically [la] < [ine-pro], whence also [la] and many others.
*** Pronunciation
- [vīscus]
- The long _ī_ in the first syllable (given by Georges (1913/1918) and De Vaan (2008), but not by Gaffiot (1934)) is supported per Ernout and Meillet by the use of _i longa_ in inscriptions. [2]
*** Noun
[vīscus/vīscer <3>] [la]
1. organ [any internal organ of the body] < !-- Does this involve brain? L&S does not mention brain explicitly. -->
2. [la] entrails , viscera , bowels , internal organs
3. * [la]
**** Declension
[vīscus/vīscer <3>]
**** Derived terms
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
**** Related terms
- [la]
**** Descendants
- [en] , [en]
- [frm]
- [it]
- [pt]
- [es]
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:itc:EDL]
[2]. [head=uīscus, -eris]
*** Further reading
- [R:L&S]
- [R:Elementary Lewis]
- [1. vīscus]
- [R:Gaffiot]
- [R:es:Roberts:2014]