Where does “oversee” come from?
Oversee comes from Middle English overseen, from Old English ofersēon, combining of- (over) and sēon (to see).
oversee (English): To survey, look at something in a wide angle; To...
Definitions
- To survey, look at something in a wide angle; To...
Ancestry of “oversee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | overseen | — |
| 2 | Old English | ofersēon | to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect |
Words derived from “oversee”