Where does “foresightfulness” come from?
foresightfulness (English) comes from English foresightful, from English foresight, from Middle English forsight, from Latin prōvidentia, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
foresightfulness (English): The quality of being foresightful
Definitions
- The quality of being foresightful
Ancestry of “foresightfulness”, step by step
foresightfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foresightful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foresightful | Having, exercising, or characterised by... |
| 2 | English | foresight | The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the... |
| 3 | Middle English | forsight | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōvidentia | The ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge |
| 5 | Latin | prōvidēns | foreseeing |
| 6 | Latin | prōvideō | to foresee |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |