Where does “vista” come from?
Vista comes from Italian vista, from Latin visa, the feminine past participle of vidēre meaning "to see," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see."
vista (English): A distant view or prospect, especially one seen...
Definitions
- A distant view or prospect, especially one seen...
Ancestry of “vista”, step by step
vista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vista | feminine singular of visto; sight, eyesight,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | visita | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | visa | nominative plural of vīsum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | visum | vision, mental image; nominative neuter singular... |
| 5 | Latin | vīsō | to look at, look into, stare at, view |
| 6 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Spanish vista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vista | sight, vision; view; trial |