Where does “visiiri” come from?
visiiri (Finnish) comes 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.
visiiri (Finnish): visor; vizier
Ancestry of “visiiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | visir | visor |
| 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 |