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
Ancestry of “visual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | visualis | of sight; attained by sight |
| 2 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “visual”