Where does “πρόνοια” come from?
πρόνοια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προνοέω, from Ancient Greek πρόνοος, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
πρόνοια (Ancient Greek): foresight, foreknowledge; providence
Definitions
- foresight, foreknowledge; providence
Ancestry of “πρόνοια”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | προνοέω | to perceive before, foresee |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόνοος | careful, prudent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |