Latin word root · Sight & Light
vid-: seeing
vid- is a Latin root meaning “seeing”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: seeing
Root forms: vid-, vis-
Source word: videō — to see, perceive; look (at)
Word family and examples
- vision
the faculty of sight; the ability to think about the future
- evident
clearly seen or understood; obvious
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