Where does “voussoir” come from?

voussoir (French) comes from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin volsorium, from Latin volsus, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

voussoir (French): voussoir

Definitions

  1. voussoir

Ancestry of “voussoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvosoir—
2Vulgar Latinvolsorium—
3Latinvolsus—
4Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “voussoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Latin volsus →