Where does “voussoir” come from?

voussoir (English) comes from French voussoir, from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin volsorium, from Latin volsus, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

voussoir (English): One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones...

Definitions

  1. One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones...

Ancestry of “voussoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoussoirvoussoir
2Old Frenchvosoir—
3Vulgar Latinvolsorium—
4Latinvolsus—
5Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “voussoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volsus →