Where does “voylà” come from?
voylà (Middle French) comes from Middle French voy, 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.
voylà (Middle French): there you go; there it is; voilà
Definitions
- there you go; there it is; voilà
Ancestry of “voylà”, step by step
voylà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French voy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | voy | first-person singular present indicative of veoir |
| 2 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 3 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 4 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 5 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |