Where does “voici” come from?
voici (French) comes from French vois, 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.
voici (French): here is; ago
Definitions
- here is; ago
Ancestry of “voici”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vois | inflection of voir: ## first/second-person... |
| 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 | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |