English
vis
Vis comes from Latin vīs ‘power’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs ‘force, strength’, and ultimately from *weyh₁- ‘to pursue’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyHs‘force, strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wīs‘strength, force, power’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīs‘power’
- Englishtodayvis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyHs‘force, strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wīs‘strength, force, power’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīs‘power’
- Englishtodayvis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to pursue’
previous, obvious, virtual, voyage, inevitable, convey, virtue, envoy, trivial, deviation, trivia, virtuous, wer, deviant, ochre, virtuoso, venison, viaduct, virile, virility, trivium, obviate, virago, 54 more
through Proto-Italic *wīs ‘strength, force, power’
vengeance, avenge, vindication, 9 more
through Latin vīs ‘power’
violent, violation, violate, inviolable, vim, violator, 1 more
Another origin of vis
- Tamilmodernவீசைvīcaiuncertain
- Englishtodayvis
Today it means
noun Force; energy; might; power.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.