Word part · Latin root
The Latin root vis
Means: see.
At a glance
- Part
- vis
- Meaning
- see
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
- Also spelled
- vid, vise
The vid spelling turns up in evident and evidence: things you can see for yourself.
Example words
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Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- vis (root or base)+ion (suffix)→vision
the power to see; a picture in the mind
- vis (root or base)+ible (suffix)→visible
can be seen
- in (prefix)+vis (root or base)+ible (suffix)→invisible
cannot be seen
- re (prefix)+vise (root or base)→revise
look over again and make better
- re (prefix)+vis (root or base)+ion (suffix)→revision
a change made after looking again
- e (prefix)+vid (root or base)+ent (suffix)→evident
easy to see; plain
e + vid + ent: the prefix changes to match → evident
- e (prefix)+vid (root or base)+ence (suffix)→evidence
facts or signs that show something is true
e + vid + ence: the prefix changes to match → evidence
- tele (root or base)+vis (root or base)+ion (suffix)→television
a device that shows pictures sent from far away
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