Where does “voyant” come from?

voyant (French) comes 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.

voyant (French): present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,...

Ancestry of “voyant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoirto see; please
2Middle Frenchveoirto see
3Old FrenchvëoirAlternative form of veoir; to see
4Old FrenchvedeirAlternative form of veoir
5Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
6Proto-Italicwidēōsee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “voyant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →