Where does “vizard” come from?

vizard (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vizard (English): A mask; A visor; Outward appearance; pretense

Definitions

  1. A mask; A visor; Outward appearance; pretense

Ancestry of “vizard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvisorA part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or...
2Middle Englishviser—
3Old Frenchvisiere—
4Old Frenchvisface; opinion
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vizard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →