Where does “audiovisual” come from?

audiovisual (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese visual, from Late Latin visualis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

audiovisual (Portuguese): audiovisual containing audio and visual elements

Definitions

  1. audiovisual containing audio and visual elements

Ancestry of “audiovisual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevisualvisual
2Late Latinvisualisof sight; attained by sight
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “audiovisual

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