Visa
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mid 19th century: via French from Latin visa, past participle (neuter plural) of videre ‘to see’.
wiktionary
From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta visa (meaning " paper that has been seen") from feminine perfect passive of Latin videre ("to see").
etymonline
visa (n.)
1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Modern Latin charta visa "verified paper," literally "paper that has been seen," from fem. past participle of Latin videre "to see" (from PIE root *weid- "to see"). Earlier visé (1810), from French past participle of viser "to examine, view." The credit card of this name was introduced 1976, replacing BankAmericard.
