The story
- Old French · derived fromvisiere
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromviser
- Middle English · inherited fromviser
- English todayvisor
From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it. Full definition →
Middle English viser ← Anglo-Norman viser ← Old French visiere