visa

French

noun
Definitions
  • a mark or stamp attesting to the performance of an official action
  • a travel visa

Etymology

Derived from Latin visa, visus (sight, a look, having been seen, vision).

Origin

Latin

visus

Gloss

sight, a look, having been seen, vision

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