Where does “visionwise” come from?

visionwise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visionwise (English): In terms of vision

Definitions

  1. In terms of vision

Ancestry of “visionwise”, step by step

visionwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English vision

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvisionThe sense or ability of sight; Something seen; an...
2Middle EnglishvisiounA vision; an illusory image, apparition or...
3Anglo-NormanvisiounAlternative form of vision
4Latinvīsiōnem—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →