Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/vizit/

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Translation

visit

Word origin

From Latin visita, the feminine past participle of visitare ('to go to see, to visit'), itself a frequentative of visere ('to go to see'), from videre ('to see'). The same root gives English 'visit' and 'visitor'.

Origin
Latin
Root
visitare
English cognates
visit, visitor, visible

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralvisites

Examples

.

My parents came to visit us yesterday.

.

The tour of the museum lasts about two hours.

- medicale.

I need to book an appointment for a medical check-up.

week-end.

We are expecting our cousins' visit this weekend.

.

The museum visit lasts about two hours.

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This word is part of lesson 16.