Where does “provision” come from?
Provision comes from Middle English provisioun, from Old French provision, from Latin provisio, derived from the past participle of Latin providēre meaning "to foresee," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to see" and "to grow."
provision (English): An item of goods or supplies, especially food,...
Definitions
- An item of goods or supplies, especially food,...
Ancestry of “provision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | provisioun | Preparations, a readying; something which is set... |
| 2 | Old French | provisïon | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōvīsiō | foreknowledge |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |