Where does “visitant” come from?
visitant (French) comes from French visiter, from Middle French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
visitant (French): present participle of visiter
Definitions
- present participle of visiter
Ancestry of “visitant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | visiter | to visit |
| 2 | Middle French | visiter | to visit |
| 3 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 4 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |