Where does “visa” come from?

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

visa (Latin): nominative plural of vīsum; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of vīsum; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “visa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “visa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-