Where does “televisual” come from?
Televisual comes from English television and the Latin suffix -alis, both ultimately deriving from Latin tēle- (far) and Latin vīsus (seen), from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.
televisual (English): of or relating to television; suitable for...
Definitions
- of or relating to television; suitable for...
Ancestry of “televisual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | visual | Related to or affecting the vision; That can be... |
| 2 | French | visuel | visual |
| 3 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “televisual”