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

Definitions

  1. dirty

Ancestry of “fis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchviesdirty; bad-tasting; dirty, also in a sexual sense
2Dutchvijsscrew
3Old Frenchvisface; opinion
4Latinvīsushaving been seen
5Proto-Celticwissosknown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →