Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To endorse (a passport, etc.).
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista.
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- Derivation mentionvisafr
- Derivation mentioncharta vīsala
- Derivation mentionvideola
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