Etymology

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Today it means: The act of seeing or looking at something. Full definition →

Middle English vewe ← Anglo-Norman vewe ← Old French veue f
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  1. Old French · derived fromveue f
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvewe
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvewe
  4. English todayview

From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.

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