English
invisibility
Invisibility comes from Latin invisibilis ‘unseen, invisible’, from vīsibilis ‘that may be seen, visible’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēō‘to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideō‘to see, perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsibilis‘that may be seen, visible’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvisibilis‘unseen, invisible’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvisibilitas
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600invisibilité
- Englishtodayinvisibility
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēō‘to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideō‘to see, perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsibilis‘that may be seen, visible’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvisibilis‘unseen, invisible’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvisibilitas
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600invisibilité
- Englishtodayinvisibility
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, idea, guide, advice, witness, historic, wise, wisdom, idol, wizard, advise, wit, historian, steroid, guise, tabloid, witty, revue, druid, envious, visitation, improvise, envision, hypothyroidism, twit, avis, idyll, parathyroid, trapezoid, witter, hyoid, hyperthyroidism, colloid, weet, thyroxine, sigmoid, thyroiditis, visite, 93 more
through Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
through Proto-Italic *widēō ‘to see’
provision, providence, revision, prudential, jurisprudence, provident, vada, evidential, 16 more
through Latin videō ‘to see, perceive’
video, provide, evidence, review, interview, visit, vision, evident, visa, prudent, vista, revise, prudence, vide, purview, voyeur, purveyor, proviso, invidious, 19 more
through Latin vīsibilis ‘that may be seen, visible’
Today it means
noun The state of being invisible.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / invisibility