Where does “ясновидющий” come from?
ясновидющий (Ukrainian) comes from French clairvoyant, from French voyant, from French voir, from Middle French veoir, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō — to see.
ясновидющий (Ukrainian): clairvoyant
Definitions
- clairvoyant
Ancestry of “ясновидющий”, step by step
ясновидющий traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French clairvoyant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clairvoyant | clairvoyant |
| 2 | French | voyant | present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,... |
| 3 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 4 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 5 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 6 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 7 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |