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Where does “veeir” come from?

veeir (Old French) comes from Latin videre, from Latin video, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

veeir (Old French): Alternative form of veoir; to see

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of veoir; to see

Ancestry of “veeir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvidereinflection of videō: ## present active...
2LatinvideoI see, perceive; look; I observe, note; I...
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “veeir”

  • survey
  • surveying
  • resurvey
  • surveyable
  • postsurvey
  • presurvey
  • unsurveyable
  • nonsurvey
  • surveyability
  • serosurvey
  • surveyal
  • surveyance
  • minisurvey
  • microsurvey
  • surveyest
  • surveyeth
  • photosurvey
  • intersurvey
  • surveyee
  • surveylike
  • surveyingly
  • telesurvey
  • surveyen
  • suirbhéir
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