Where does “visa” come from?

visa (Romanian) comes from Late Latin viso, from Latin visum, from Latin vīsō, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visa (Romanian): to dream

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “visa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinvisoI look at, look into, stare at, view; I go to...
2Latinvisumvision, mental image; nominative neuter singular...
3Latinvīsōto look at, look into, stare at, view
4Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
5Proto-Italicwidēōsee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →