Where does “visto” come from?

Visto comes from Italian visto, the past participle of Italian vedere, from Latin videre meaning "to see," derived from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see" or "to know."

visto (English): A vista; a prospect

Definitions

  1. A vista; a prospect

Ancestry of “visto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvistomasculine singular past participle of vedere;...
2Vulgar Latinvisitus—
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →