myEtymology.com: French etymology of vis

Etymology of the French word vis

the Old French word vis

derived 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 dividere

derived 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-

English vice, English vise

Italian vite, Latin vitis, Provençal vitz

Word found in Old French