Where does “vis-à-vis” come from?

vis-à-vis (French) comes from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vis-à-vis (French): Facing, face-to-face; A meeting, especially a...

Definitions

  1. Facing, face-to-face; A meeting, especially a...

Ancestry of “vis-à-vis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvisface; opinion
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vis-à-vis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →