Where does “bem-visto” come from?
bem-visto (Portuguese) comes 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.
bem-visto (Portuguese): well-regarded
Definitions
- well-regarded
Ancestry of “bem-visto”, step by step
bem-visto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese visto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | visto | visa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | visto | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsus | having been seen |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Portuguese bem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bem | well; accurately; competently; well; fairly;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ben | well |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |