Origin: Latin suffix -ible
Visible has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
present and easily available
"the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"
"emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"
"a visible supply"
"visible resources"
Able to be seen.
"The smoke from the chimney was clearly visible against the dark sky."
In plain English: Something is visible when you can see it with your eyes.
"The bright lights made the mountain clearly visible from miles away."
The word "visible" entered Middle English and later Old French before arriving in Late Latin, where it originally meant "that may be seen." It derives from the Latin verb videre, meaning "to see," replacing an earlier native Old English term with a similar sense.