Where does “visual” come from?

visual (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin visualis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visual (Portuguese): visual

Definitions

  1. visual

Ancestry of “visual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvisualisof sight; attained by sight
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visual”

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