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