Where does “clairvoyance” come from?
clairvoyance (French) comes from French voyance, from French voyant, from French voir, from Middle French veoir, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō — to see.
clairvoyance (French): clairvoyance
Ancestry of “clairvoyance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | voyance | The apparent power to perceive things that are... |
| 2 | French | voyant | present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,... |
| 3 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 4 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 5 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 6 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 7 | Latin | videō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “clairvoyance”