DictionaryRoot: videre
Latin
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.
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noun
visage
VIZ-ij/ˈvɪzɪdʒ/
A person's face or the outward appearance of something.
Etymology
The “seeing” root shifted through “look” and “appearance” to the face, especially the face as an outward expression of someone's feelings.
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