Where does “vis” come from?

vis (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian Lissa, from Latin Issa, from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα — exclamation of malicious triumph over another's distress.

vis (Serbo-Croatian): height; summit

Definitions

  1. height; summit

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

vis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Lissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLissa—
2LatinIssa—
3Ancient GreekἼσσαexclamation of malicious triumph over another's distress

via Proto-Slavic vysь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvysьheight, elevation; summit

Words derived from “vis”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα →Every word from Latin Issa →Every word from Italian Lissa →