Where does “vistal” come from?
vistal (English) comes from English vista, from Italian vista, from Vulgar Latin visita, from Latin visa, from Latin visum, from Latin vīsō, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō — to see.
vistal (English): Relating to a vista
Ancestry of “vistal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vista | A distant view or prospect, especially one seen... |
| 2 | Italian | vista | feminine singular of visto; sight, eyesight,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | visita | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | visa | nominative plural of vīsum; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | visum | vision, mental image; nominative neuter singular... |
| 6 | Latin | vīsō | — |
| 7 | Latin | videō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |