Where does “avistar” come from?
avistar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vista, from Portuguese visto, from Old Portuguese visto, from Vulgar Latin visitus, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
avistar (Portuguese): to sight
Ancestry of “avistar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vista | eye; eyeball; sight; view |
| 2 | Portuguese | visto | visa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | visto | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “avistar”