Where does “view” come from?

View comes from Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue, the past participle of veoir, from Latin videre meaning "to see," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd-.

view (English): Visual perception; A picture, drawn or painted; a...

Definitions

  1. Visual perception; A picture, drawn or painted; a...

Ancestry of “view”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishveweA inspection, checkup, or examination, especially...
2Anglo-Normanvewesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
3Old Frenchveuesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
4Vulgar Latin*vidūtus

Words derived from “view

Every word from Vulgar Latin *vidūtus