Where does “visage” come from?

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

visage (Old French): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “visage”, step by step

visage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin visaticum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvisaticumface
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Latin vīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīsforce
2Proto-Italicwīsstrength, force, power
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁sforce, vehemence
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “visage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →