Where does “bishitá” come from?
bishitá (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu bizita, from Portuguese visitar, from Old Portuguese visitar, from Latin vīsitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bishitá (Papiamentu): to visit
Definitions
- to visit
Ancestry of “bishitá”, step by step
bishitá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu bizita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | bizita | to visit |
| 2 | Portuguese | visitar | to visit |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | visitar | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Spanish visitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | visitar | to visit |