Where does “visive” come from?

visive (English) comes from Latin visīvus, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visive (English): Pertaining to sight or the ability to see; visual

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to sight or the ability to see; visual

Ancestry of “visive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvisīvusvisual, vision attributive
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →