Etymology of the English word visit
the English word
visitderived from the Latin word
visitare (visit, call upon; see frequently)
derived from the Latin word
visere (visit, go to see; look at)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of visit in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
visitable,
visited,
visitingCognates
Dutch
visite, French
visite, French
visiter, German
Visite, Italian
visitare, Lithuanian
vizituoti, Norwegian
visitt, Polish
wizytować, Spanish
visitar, Swedish
visit
