English
visitation
Visitation comes from Latin vīsitātiō ‘visit’, from vīsitō ‘to go to see’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydseti‘to want to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weidsō‘to go to see, intend to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsitō‘to go to see’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsitātiō‘visit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400visitacion
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400visitacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1834visitation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydseti‘to want to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weidsō‘to go to see, intend to see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsitō‘to go to see’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīsitātiō‘visit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400visitacion
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400visitacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1834visitation
Earliest quotation: 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Richard Bentley: “But when the blow comes down in the fulness…”
Equivalent to visit + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Latin vīsō ‘behold’
Latin vīsitō ‘to see’
Old French visiter
Middle English visiten
English visit
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, idea, video, provide, evidence, review, guide, interview, advice, witness, historic, wise, wisdom, idol, wizard, evident, vision, historian, advise, wit, visa, invisible, prudent, witty, steroid, guise, visibility, vista, tabloid, prudence, revue, druid, envious, vide, improvise, purview, voyeur, hypothyroidism, purveyor, 118 more
through Latin vīsō
Today it means
noun The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / visitation