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

Definitions

  1. to sight

Ancestry of “avistar”, step by step

avistar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese vista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevistaeye; eyeball; sight; view
2Portuguesevistovisa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or...
3Old Portuguesevisto—
4Vulgar Latinvisitus—
5Latinvīsushaving been seen
6Proto-Celticwissosknown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Portuguese a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseaAlternative spelling of á; feminine singular of...
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Portuguese Ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseArair
2Old Portugueseaire—
3Latinaerair; the lower atmosphere
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “avistar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →