visita Italian · revision 38099

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=before 1535, Francesco Berni|origins=la videō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈvi.zi.ta/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''visita''' ''f'' (plural visite)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a noun formed from the verb [[visitare]] “to visit”.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) The verb is a learned word, recorded from the 12th century, [[bor|la|vīsitō|t=to go to see often; to visit]], a frequentative of [[m|la|vīsō|t=to go to see]], itself formed on [[m|la|videō|t=to see]], the source of [[vedere]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(TLIO)^(Wiktionary) Latin already used the verb for visiting the sick, and Church Latin gave it further senses.^(DELI 1999)

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+ The Latin noun [[m|la|vīsitātiō]] had the sense “a visit”, kept in the Gospel scene of Mary's visit to Elizabeth, but in common use the Italian noun formed from the verb replaced it.^(DELI 1999) DEI compares [[fr|visite]] (1580).^(DEI|4068)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ GRADIT dates the first record to Francesco Berni, before 1535, where ''visita'' is a bishop's pastoral visit;^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999) DELI has the general sense “the act of visiting” from Giovanni Della Casa, before 1556, and Annibal Caro, before 1566.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Della Casa complained that visits gave him no peace even at Murano, and Tasso and Bandello use the word for courtesy calls between nobles.^(GDLI|21, 921)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) The medical sense, a doctor's examination of a patient, is recorded from Segneri in 1694, and the sense “inspection” from Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger in 1619.^(DELI 1999)

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+ Later uses include ''visita doganale'', a customs inspection (1939–1940), ''passare la visita'', to undergo a medical examination for military service (1902), and ''visita di controllo'', a check-up (1961).^(DELI 1999)^(Treccani 2011) The word is also used, by metonymy, for the visitor: ''c'è una visita per te''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 12th century – The verb ''visitare'' is recorded in the ''Ritmo di Sant'Alessio''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1535 – Francesco Berni uses ''visita'' for a pastoral visit.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ * Before 1556 – Giovanni Della Casa uses it for a social call.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1619 – Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger uses it for an inspection.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1694 – Paolo Segneri uses it for a medical examination.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1902 – Pascoli has ''passare la visita''.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|visit]], a call on someone: ''Domenica andiamo a far visita ai nonni.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A visitor: ''Signora, c'è una visita per lei.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A medical [[m|en|examination]]: ''Ho prenotato una visita dal dermatologo.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A visit to a place as a tourist, a pilgrim or an official: ''la visita del museo'', ''una visita di Stato''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # An [[m|en|inspection]], a check: ''la visita dei bagagli alla dogana''.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[controvisita]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[visitare]]

+ * [[vedere]]

+ * [[la|vīsitō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Biglietto da visita'' is a business card, ''visita guidata'' a guided tour, ''visita fiscale'' a check by an employer's doctor on an employee on sick leave, and in military slang ''marcare visita'' means to report sick.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}