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Where does “vision” come from?

vision (French) comes from Middle French vision, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vision (French): vision, sight

Definitions

  1. vision, sight

Ancestry of “vision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvision—
2Old Frenchvisionvision
3Latinvīsiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “vision”

  • television
  • telly
  • pretelevision
  • nontelevision
  • antitelevision
  • televisional
  • televisionlike
  • televisionless
  • telly tennis
  • televisionish
  • televisión
  • televisar
  • tele
  • телеви́зор
  • visionner
  • visionneuse
  • visionnaire
  • visionnement
  • télé
  • radiotélévision
  • radiotéléviser
  • télévision
  • visionneur
  • visionnage
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