Where does “purveyeth” come from?

purveyeth (English) comes from English purvey, from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre.

purveyeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “purveyeth”, step by step

purveyeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English purvey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurveyTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision
2Old Frenchporveeir—
3Latinprōvidēre—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Latin prōvidēre →Every word from Old French porveeir →Every word from English purvey →