Etymology

vista

vis·ta
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Today it means: A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage. Full definition →

Italian vista ← Latin vidēre
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vista · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromvidēre“to see”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromvista“view, sight”
  3. English todayvista

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

Vista · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromvista“view”
  2. English todayVista

From Spanish vista (“view”). One settler in the Vista area, John A. Frazier, applied to open the first post office and after several attempts to name the city (Frazier and Buena Vista were already taken), Frazier finally chose the name Vista.

Vista · proper noun3

From vista.

Words from the same roots

Latinvidēre all →

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