Where does “vis” come from?

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

vis (Old French): face; opinion

Definitions

  1. face; opinion

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīsushaving been seen
2Proto-Celticwissosknown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
4Proto-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 →