visage

English

/ˈvɪzɪdʒ/

noun

Definitions

Countenance; appearance; one's face.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French visage derived from Latin visus (sight, a look, having been seen, vision).

Origin

Latin

visus

Gloss

sight, a look, having been seen, vision

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

visaged English
*visitus Latin
*visāticum Latin
visa Latin
visivus Latin
visualis Latin
visus Latin
visuālis Latin
visage French
visuel French
*weyd- Proto-Indo-European
visage Middle English
avis Old French
vis Old French
visage Old French
veîso Istriot

visaged