Etymology of the English word visage
the English word
visagederived from the Old French word
visagederived 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 visage in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Danish
visér, Dutch
vizier, English
visor, French
viseur, French
visière, German
Visage, Norwegian
visir, Swedish
visirUsage
Word found in Modern English
