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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | videō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “vista”