Where does “fis” come from?
fis (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch vies, from Dutch vijs, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
fis (Papiamentu): dirty
Ancestry of “fis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vies | dirty; bad-tasting; dirty, also in a sexual sense |
| 2 | Dutch | vijs | screw |
| 3 | Old French | vis | face; opinion |
| 4 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |