Where does “voyable” come from?

voyable (French) comes from Old French voiable, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

voyable (French): visible

Definitions

  1. visible

Ancestry of “voyable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoiablevisible; that one can 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →