Where does “visor” come from?
Visor comes from Anglo-Norman viser, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
visor (English): A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or...
Definitions
- A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or...
Ancestry of “visor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | viser | — |
| 2 | Old French | visiere | — |
| 3 | Old French | vis | face; opinion |
| 4 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “visor”