visual

The story

1. Late Latin · derived fromvīsuālis“of sight”
2. French · derived fromvisuel
3. Middle English · inherited fromvisual
4. English todayvisual

From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.