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
| 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 |