Etymology of the English word visor
the English word
visorderived from the Anglo-French word
viserderived from the Old French word
visierederived 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-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
viserderived from the Anglo-Norman word
visderived 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 visor in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Danish
visér, Dutch
vizier, English
visage, French
viseur, French
visière, German
Visage, Norwegian
visir, Swedish
visirUsage
Word found in Modern English
