Where does “vê” come from?

vê (Macanese) comes from Portuguese ver, from Old Portuguese veer, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vê (Macanese): to look

Definitions

  1. to look

Ancestry of “vê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseverto see; to observe; to see; to see; to understand
2Old Portugueseveerto see
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →