Etymology of the English word vie
the English word
viederived from the Old French word
envierderived from the French word
enviederived from the Latin word
invidia (hate, hatred, dislike)
derived from the Latin word
invidus (hateful, ill disposed, hostile)
derived from the Latin word
invidere (envy, regard with envy, ill will)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Latin word
invitare (invite, summon; challenge)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weiə-Date
The earliest known usage of vie in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
vying,
vied
