Etymology

visionless

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Today it means: blind Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English vision
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  3. Proto-Italic*wissos
  4. Latinvīsus
  5. Latinvīsiō
  6. Anglo-Normanvisioun
  7. Middle Englishvisioun
  8. Englishvision
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. English todayvisionless

From vision + -less.

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