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Where does “unvizard” come from?

unvizard (English) comes from English vizard, from English visor, from Middle English viser, from Old French visiere, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós — to see.

unvizard (English): Alternative spelling of unvisard

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of unvisard

Ancestry of “unvizard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvizardA mask; A visor; Outward appearance; pretense
2EnglishvisorA part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or...
3Middle Englishviser—
4Old Frenchvisiere—
5Old Frenchvisface; opinion
6Latinvīsus—
7Proto-Celticwissosknown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →