Where does “provisions” come from?
provisions (English) comes from English provision, from Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
provisions (English): plural of provision; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of provision; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “provisions”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provision | An item of goods or supplies, especially food,... |
| 2 | Middle English | provisioun | Preparations, a readying; something which is set... |
| 3 | Old French | provisïon | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōvīsiō | foreknowledge |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |