English
vidimus
Vidimus comes from Latin videō ‘we have seen’, from Proto-Italic *widēō ‘to see’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-1‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēō2‘to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideō3as vidimus‘we have seen’
- Englishtodayvidimus3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Italic *widēō
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin video, which cites LIV
- 3 Wiktionary, English vidimus
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-Wiktionary, Proto-Italic *widēō‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yetiWiktionary, Proto-Italic *widēōreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēōWiktionary, Latin video, which cites LIV‘to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideōWiktionary, English vidimusas vidimus‘we have seen’
- EnglishtodayvidimusWiktionary, English vidimus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, idea, advice, witness, guide, wise, historic, wisdom, wit, wizard, historian, advise, idol, witty, guise, visitation, steroid, revue, tabloid, envision, envious, druid, twit, improvise, avis, witter, hypothyroidism, idyll, parathyroid, weet, trapezoid, hyperthyroidism, thyroxine, hyoid, colloid, visite, sigmoid, thyroiditis, 89 more
through Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
through Proto-Italic *widēō ‘to see’
provision, revision, providence, prudential, invisibility, vada, provident, evidential, 13 more
through Latin videō ‘we have seen’
video, review, visit, evidence, provide, interview, vision, invisible, visa, visibility, evident, vista, prudent, revise, jurisprudence, prudence, voyeur, purview, purveyor, proviso, vide, invidious, 16 more
Today it means
noun A preliminary drawing of something to be designed and constructed.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “vidimus”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Italic *widēō, Latin video. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / vidimus