Where does “vis” come from?

vis (Middle French) comes 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 French): face

Definitions

face

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	vis	face; opinion
2	Latin	vīsus	having been seen
3	Proto-Celtic	wissos	known
4	Proto-Indo-European	widtós	seen; known
5	Proto-Indo-European	weyd-	to see

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