Where does “ビス” come from?

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

ビス (Japanese): screw

Definitions

  1. screw

Ancestry of “ビス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvisscrew; inflection of vivre: ##...
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →