Where does “vistoso” come from?

vistoso (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.

vistoso (Portuguese): gaudy, showy, flashy

Definitions

  1. gaudy, showy, flashy

Ancestry of “vistoso”, step by step

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