Where does “vis” come from?

vis (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman vyz, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vis (Middle English): face, appearance, look

Definitions

  1. face, appearance, look

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanvyz—
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →
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