Where does “revise” come from?
Revise comes from Middle French réviser, from Latin revisere meaning to look at again, formed from the prefix re- and video meaning to see, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.
revise (English): To look at again, to reflect on; To review, alter...
Definitions
- To look at again, to reflect on; To review, alter...
Ancestry of “revise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | réviser | — |
| 2 | Latin | reviso | I revisit |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wreweidsō | to check, review |