Meaning

noun an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it

verb provide (a passport) with a visa

verb approve officially

originFrom 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0