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Where does “videlicet” come from?

Videlicet comes from Latin videlicet, a contraction of Latin videre licet meaning "it is permitted to see" or "namely."

videlicet (English): Namely, to wit, that is to say

Definitions

  1. Namely, to wit, that is to say

Ancestry of “videlicet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvidelicetVidelicet: namely, to wit, that is to say;...
2Latinvidere licetit is permitted to see
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