Etymology

visitation

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Today it means: The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman visitacioun ← Old French visitacion ← Latin vīsitātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromvīsitātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromvisitacion
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvisitacioun
  4. English todayvisitation

From Anglo-Norman visitacioun, from Old French visitacion, from Latin vīsitātiō. By surface analysis, visit + -ation.

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