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Where does “foresightful” come from?

foresightful (English) comes from English foresight, from Middle English forsight, from Latin prōvidentia, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

foresightful (English): Having, exercising, or characterised by...

Definitions

  1. Having, exercising, or characterised by...

Ancestry of “foresightful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforesightThe ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the...
2Middle Englishforsight—
3Latinprōvidentia—
4Latinprōvidēns—
5Latinprōvideō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “foresightful”

  • foresightfully
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