Where does “imprévisiblement” come from?
imprévisiblement (French) comes from French imprévisible, from French prévisible, from French prévoir, from Middle French prevoir, from Old French preveoir, from Latin praevideo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
imprévisiblement (French): unpredictably
Definitions
- unpredictably
Ancestry of “imprévisiblement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | imprévisible | unforeseeable, unpredictable (unable to be predicted) |
| 2 | French | prévisible | foreseeable, predictable |
| 3 | French | prévoir | to anticipate, foresee, expect; to forecast; to... |
| 4 | Middle French | prevoir | to foresee |
| 5 | Old French | preveoir | to anticipate; to foresee; to see first |
| 6 | Latin | praevideo | I see first or beforehand; I discern or... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |