viz.

Etymology
From, from , short for. The ‘z’ was originally not a letter but a common Middle Latin ꝫ that was used for, specifically a Tironian note. The symbol resembled ‘z’, or rather 3 and Ȝ, and hence is thus represented in type. Compare ⁊, the Tironian symbol for Latin (in isolation, not as suffix).

Pronunciation
Conventionally read out as, , or occasionally. Otherwise pronounced as follows:

Adverb

 * 1) Videlicet: namely, to wit, that is to say, specifically, as an illustration.

Usage notes
viz. is used to introduce a list or series. It differs from i.e. in that what follows normally expands upon what has already been said, rather than merely restating it in other words; and from e.g. in that completeness or near-completeness is suggested, rather than a small selection of examples.

Translations

 * Dutch:, , , t.t.z.
 * Esperanto:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: то јест
 * Roman: to jest
 * Spanish: a saber, concretamente
 * Swedish: