Where does “визир” come from?

визир (Russian) comes from German Visier, from French visière, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

визир (Russian): viewfinder; cursor; sighting device

Definitions

  1. viewfinder; cursor; sighting device

Ancestry of “визир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVisiervisor
2Frenchvisièrevisor
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 →