Where does “proviso” come from?
Proviso comes from Latin proviso, the ablative form of provisus, past participle of providere, meaning to foresee or make provision, formed from pro- and roots ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European weyd- and bʰuH-.
proviso (English): A conditional provision to an agreement
Definitions
- A conditional provision to an agreement
Ancestry of “proviso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | proviso | dative masculine singular of prōvīsus; dative... |
| 2 | Latin | provisus | foreseen; provided |
| 3 | Latin | prōvidēre | — |
Words derived from “proviso”