Etymology

invisible

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Today it means: Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible. Full definition →

Middle English invisible ← Old French invisible ← Late Latin invīsibilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived frominvīsibilis
  2. Old French · derived frominvisible
  3. Middle English · inherited frominvisible
  4. English todayinvisible

From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible. Piecewise doublet of unvisible.

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