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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvisitus
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Italian vedere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvedereto see; to look at; to find out

Words derived from “visto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtósEvery word from Proto-Celtic wissos