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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
1Latinvīsus—
2Proto-Celticwissosknown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vis”

  • advice
  • advise
  • advisable
  • adviser
  • advisory
  • advisor
  • visage
  • envisage
  • advisability
  • inadvisable
  • visaged
  • advisement
  • unadvisable
  • advisee
  • inadvisability
  • aviso
  • envisager
  • envisagement
  • avise
  • adviseth
  • advisably
  • subadvisor
  • advisableness
  • inadvisably
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