Where does “vidi” come from?
vidi (Esperanto) comes from French voir, from Middle French veoir, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vidi (Esperanto): to see
Definitions
- to see
Ancestry of “vidi”, step by step
vidi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French voir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 2 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 3 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 4 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 5 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Italian vedere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vedere | to see; to look at; to find out |