French 'clair' (clear) + 'voyant' (seeing) — literally 'clear-seeing,' combining Latin 'clarus' and 'videre.'
A person who claims to have supernatural ability to perceive events beyond normal sensory contact.
From French 'clairvoyant' (clear-seeing, having supernatural sight), from 'clair' (clear, bright, from Latin 'clārus' — clear, bright, famous, renowned) + 'voyant' (seeing, present participle of 'voir,' to see, from Latin 'vidēre,' to see), from PIE *weid- (to see, to know — vision and knowledge were one concept). Latin 'clārus' (clear) gave 'clarity,' 'declare' (to make clear), 'clarify,' and the name Clare/Clara. Latin 'vidēre' gave 'vision,' 'visible,' 'evidence' (that which is seen), 'supervise' (to see from above), 'television' (far-seeing), 'video,' 'review,' 'visage,' and 'vis-à-vis' (face to face, seen against