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Where does “visto” come from?

visto (Portuguese) comes 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.

visto (Portuguese): visa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or...

Definitions

  1. visa; signature, stamp; which has been seen or...

Ancestry of “visto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevisto—
2Vulgar Latinvisitus—
3Latinvīsus—
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visto”

  • vista
  • entrevistar
  • avistamento
  • entrevista
  • avistar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →