Where does “viisumivapaus” come from?

viisumivapaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisumi, from Swedish visum, from Latin visum, from Latin vīsō, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viisumivapaus (Finnish): visa waiver, exemption from a visa requirement

Definitions

  1. visa waiver, exemption from a visa requirement

Ancestry of “viisumivapaus”, step by step

viisumivapaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisumivisa
2Swedishvisumvisa
3Latinvisumvision, mental image; nominative neuter singular...
4Latinvīsōto look at, look into, stare at, view
5Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
6Proto-Italicwidēōsee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish vapaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapausfreedom
2Finnishvapaafree; free, off; spare, free
3Finnishvapada—
4Old East Slavicсвободьfree
5Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
6Proto-Slavic-oda—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →