Where does “визажист” come from?

визажист (Russian) comes from French visagiste, from French visage, from Old French visage, from Vulgar Latin visaticum, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

визажист (Russian): makeup artist

Definitions

  1. makeup artist

Ancestry of “визажист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvisagistemake-up artist
2Frenchvisageface
3Old Frenchvisageface
4Vulgar Latinvisaticumface
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →