visa English · revision 7586

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈviː.zə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|visa]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin carta vīsa, verified paper, literally paper that has been seen,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from the feminine (or neuter plural) past participle of [[m|la|video|alt=vidēre|t=to see]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from PIE [[ine-pro|*weyd-|alt=*weid-|t=to see]] (see [[wit]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An official endorsement on a passport: 1831.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It displaced the earlier French [[visé]] (1810), from viser, to examine.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) The verb, to endorse with a visa, is from 1847.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) The Visa credit card dates from 1976, replacing BankAmericard.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1810 – visé.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1831 – visa.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1847 – the verb.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1976 – the credit card.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An official endorsement in a [[passport]] permitting entry to and travel in a country.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To endorse a passport with a visa, or to give a visa to.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[visé]]

+ * [[vision]]

+ * [[visit]]

+ * [[view]]

+ * [[video]]

+ * [[wit]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}