Where does “envisage” come from?
Envisage comes from French envisager, formed from French en- combined with Latin visāre (to look at), derived from Latin visum (seen), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- (to see).
envisage (English): To conceive or see something within one's mind;...
Definitions
- To conceive or see something within one's mind;...
Ancestry of “envisage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | envisager | to envisage; to contemplate |
| 2 | French | en- | en- |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “envisage”