Where does “visto” come from?
visto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin visitus, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
visto (Italian): masculine singular past participle of vedere;...
Definitions
- masculine singular past participle of vedere;...
Ancestry of “visto”, step by step
visto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin visitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 2 | Latin | vīsus | having been seen |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Italian vedere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vedere | to see; to look at; to find out |