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

  1. visor

Ancestry of “Visier”, step by step

Visier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French visière

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvisièrevisor
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old French visiere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvisiere

via Italian visiera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvisierapeak, visor; mask

Words derived from “Visier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtósEvery word from Proto-Celtic wissos