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

  1. unpredictably

Ancestry of “imprévisiblement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimprévisibleunforeseeable, unpredictable (unable to be predicted)
2Frenchprévisibleforeseeable, predictable
3Frenchprévoirto anticipate, foresee, expect; to forecast; to...
4Middle Frenchprevoirto foresee
5Old Frenchpreveoirto anticipate; to foresee; to see first
6LatinpraevideoI see first or beforehand; I discern or...
7Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
8Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-