Where does “visus” come from?

visus (Latvian) comes from Latvian viss, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wiśas, from Proto-Indo-European wi-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European wī-, from Proto-Indo-European weye- — to drive, separate.

visus (Latvian): accusative plural masculine form of viss

Definitions

  1. accusative plural masculine form of viss

Ancestry of “visus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvissall, whole, entire; all, whole; all, all the..
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwiśas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-so-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-apart, asunder, in two; separate, alone;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweye-to drive, separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weye- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-so-s →