Latin · root
videre
see
Forms
- vid-
- vis- — Latin stem associated with the form meaning ‘seen.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *weid-, ‘see.’
Note
Seeing supplied a widespread metaphor for knowing and understanding.
Words sharing this root
enviousWanting what someone else has, often with resentment.envyA resentful desire for what someone else has.evidenceFacts or signs that support a conclusion or make something apparent.evidentEasy to see or understand.improvisationCreating or performing something without preparation.improviseTo devise something in the moment using available means.invisibleNot perceivable by sight.provideTo state a condition or requirement in a law or agreement.provideTo supply or arrange what is needed.providedOn the condition that.providedHaving necessary supplies or resources.providencePrudent preparation for future needs.providenceDivine care over human affairs.providentCareful in preparing for future needs or difficulties.provisionA clause or condition in a law, contract, or agreement.provisionSupplying or preparing what is needed for use.provisoA condition attached to an agreement.purveyorA person or business that provides something.purviewThe range of someone's responsibility, concern, or understanding.reviewAn examination undertaken to assess or reconsider something.reviseTo reconsider and change something to correct, improve, or update it.reviseTo study previously learned material in preparation for an exam.revisionThe process or result of changing something to improve or update it.revueA stage show combining songs, dances, and short comic scenes.superviseTo oversee people or work to ensure things are done properly.supervisionThe act of overseeing people or activities.supervisorAn official responsible for overseeing others' work.surveyA systematic examination of an area as a whole.surveyorA person who professionally measures or examines something to assess it.videoMoving images recorded or transmitted electronically, often with sound.visaAn official endorsement permitting entry, residence, or work in a country.VisaA payment-card company and its brand of financial products.visageA person's face or the outward appearance of something.visibilityThe degree to which something can be seen.visibleAble to be seen or clearly noticed.visionThe ability to see, or an image perceived by sight or imagination.