Where does “vīs” come from?

vīs (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wīs, from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vīs (Latin): force

Definitions

  1. force

Ancestry of “vīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwīsstrength, force, power
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁sforce, vehemence
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vīs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic wīs →