Where does “voir” come from?

voir (French) comes 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.

voir (French): to see; please

Definitions

  1. to see; please

Ancestry of “voir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchveoirto see
2Old FrenchvëoirAlternative form of veoir; to see
3Old FrenchvedeirAlternative form of veoir
4Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
5Proto-Italicwidēōsee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “voir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →