Where does “voyant” come from?

voyant (Middle French) comes from Middle French veoir, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

voyant (Middle French): present participle of veoir; gerund of veoir

Definitions

  1. present participle of veoir; gerund of veoir

Ancestry of “voyant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchveoirto see
2Old FrenchvëoirAlternative form of veoir; to see
3Old FrenchvedeirAlternative form of veoir
4Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
5Proto-Italicwidēōsee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →