visibility (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[visibility 词源字典]
c. 1400, "condition of being visible," from Late Latin visibilitatem (nominative visibilitas) "condition of being seen; conspicuousness," from visibilis (see visible). Meaning "range of vision under given conditions" is from 1914. Sense of "prominence, fame, public attention" is recorded from 1958.[visibility etymology, visibility origin, 英语词源]