Where does “kasvovisiiri” come from?

kasvovisiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish visiiri, from Swedish visir, 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.

kasvovisiiri (Finnish): face visor

Definitions

  1. face visor

Ancestry of “kasvovisiiri”, step by step

kasvovisiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish visiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvisiirivisor; vizier
2Swedishvisirvisor
3Old Frenchvisiere
4Old Frenchvisface; opinion
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtósEvery word from Proto-Celtic wissos
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