Where does “Visier” come from?
Visier (German) comes from French visière, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Visier (German): visor
Definitions
- visor
Ancestry of “Visier”, step by step
Visier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French visière
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | visière | visor |
| 2 | Old French | vis | face; opinion |
| 3 | Latin | vīsus | having been seen |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old French visiere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | visiere | — |
via Italian visiera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | visiera | peak, visor; mask |