Where does “bís” come from?

bís (Irish) comes from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

bís (Irish): vice; screw; spiral

Definitions

  1. vice; screw; spiral

Ancestry of “bís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvisface; opinion
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →