Where does “visitment” come from?
visitment (English) comes from English visit, from Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
visitment (English): Visiting; visitation
Definitions
- Visiting; visitation
Ancestry of “visitment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visit | To habitually go to to comfort them; To go and... |
| 2 | Middle English | visiten | — |
| 3 | Old French | visiter | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |