Where does “viz” come from?
viz (Old French) comes from Old French vit, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
viz (Old French): oblique plural of vit; nominative singular of vit
Definitions
- oblique plural of vit; nominative singular of vit
Ancestry of “viz”, step by step
viz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French vit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vit | dick; cock; third-person singular past historic... |
| 2 | Latin | Vectis | Isle of Wight |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wextā | time, course, turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Latin vitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vitis | vine; a vine staff, the baton or cane of a Roman... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wéh₁itis | that which twines or bends; branch, switch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |