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Where does “virent” come from?

virent (French) 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.

virent (French): third-person plural present indicative of virer;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of virer;...

Ancestry of “virent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoirto see; please
2Middle Frenchveoirto see
3Old FrenchvëoirAlternative form of veoir; to see
4Old FrenchvedeirAlternative form of veoir
5Latinvideō—
6Proto-Italicwidēōsee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →