Where does “viser” come from?

viser (Old French) comes from Late Latin visare, from Latin vīsō, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viser (Old French): visor

Definitions

  1. visor

Ancestry of “viser”, step by step

viser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin visare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvisaresecond-person singular present passive...
2Latinvīsōto look at, look into, stare at, view
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Vulgar Latin visare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvisare—
2Latinvīsere—

Words derived from “viser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →
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