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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

visor.

one who sees, looks at, watches: a viewer, watcher

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwiː.sɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.s̬or]
  1. one who sees, looks at, watches: a viewer, watcher

    declension-3 · rare
  2. one who scouts, explores; one who performs reconnaissance; a scout

    declension-3
  3. an eyewitness

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · in-plural
  4. an official appointed by a king who would look over the forests

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

From videō (“to see, look; watch, observe”) + -tor, from Proto-Italic *widēō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

verb[ˈwiː.sɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.s̬or]
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of vīsō (“to view, look into, stare at; go see, visit”)

    first-person · form-of · indicative · passive · present · singular
Where this word comes from

From videō (“to see, look; watch, observe”) + -tor, from Proto-Italic *widēō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

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