Where does “viewsite” come from?

viewsite (English) comes from English site, from Middle English site, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

viewsite (English): A property or area that offers a significant or protected scenic view

Definitions

  1. A property or area that offers a significant or protected scenic view

Ancestry of “viewsite”, step by step

viewsite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English site

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiteSorrow, grief; The place where anything is fixed;...
2Middle Englishsitesorrow, grief
3Anglo-Normansitesite; location
4Latinsituspermitted, allowed, suffered, having been...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English view

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviewVisual perception; A picture, drawn or painted; a...
2Middle EnglishveweA inspection, checkup, or examination, especially...
3Anglo-Normanvewesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
4Old Frenchveuesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
5Vulgar Latin*vidūtus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin situs