Where does “envision” come from?
Envision comes from Middle English envisionen, from Old French envision, from Latin in- (prefix meaning "in") plus Latin visio (noun from videre, "to see"), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see."
envision (English): To conceive or see something within one's mind....
Definitions
- To conceive or see something within one's mind....
Ancestry of “envision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vision | The sense or ability of sight; Something seen; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | visioun | A vision; an illusory image, apparition or... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | visioun | Alternative form of vision |
| 4 | Latin | vīsiōnem | — |
Words derived from “envision”