Where does “visional” come from?

visional (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

visional (English): Of or pertaining to vision

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to vision

Ancestry of “visional”, step by step

visional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English vision

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvisionThe sense or ability of sight; Something seen; an...
2Middle EnglishvisiounA vision; an illusory image, apparition or...
3Anglo-NormanvisiounAlternative form of vision
4Latinvīsiōnem—

Words derived from “visional”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →