Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “supervision” come from?

Supervision comes from Latin supervisio, derived from the past participle of supervisus, meaning to oversee.

supervision (English): The act or instance of supervising; Responsible...

Definitions

  1. The act or instance of supervising; Responsible...

Ancestry of “supervision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupervisio—

Words derived from “supervision”

  • cosupervision
  • supervisionist
Every word from Latin supervisio →