Etymology

vis

V4I1S1

Today it means: Force; energy; might; power. Full definition →

Latin vīs ← Proto-Italic *wīs ← Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs
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vis · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
  2. Proto-Italic*wīs
  3. Latinvīs
  4. English todayvis

Borrowed from Latin vīs.

vis · noun2

  1. Telugu · borrowed fromవీసె
  2. Tamil · borrowed fromவீசை
  3. English todayvis

From Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

Vis · proper noun3

  1. Italian · derived fromLissa
  2. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromVis
  3. English todayVis

From Serbo-Croatian Vis, from Italian Lissa.

Words from the same roots

Latinvīs all →

virial

Tamilவீசை all →

viss

Teluguవీసె all →

viss

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