Etymology of the English word vis-a-vis
the English word
vis-a-visderived from the French word
vis-a-visderived from the Old French word
visderived from the Late Latin word
vitis (vine; grape vine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wei-derived from the Classical Latin word
visus (look, sight, appearance)
derived from the Late Latin word
dividerederived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of vis-a-vis in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
