Where does “prévoir” come from?
prévoir (French) comes from Middle French prevoir, from Old French preveoir, from Latin praevideo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prévoir (French): to anticipate, foresee, expect; to forecast; to...
Definitions
- to anticipate, foresee, expect; to forecast; to...
Ancestry of “prévoir”, step by step
prévoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French prevoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | prevoir | to foresee |
| 2 | Old French | preveoir | to anticipate; to foresee; to see first |
| 3 | Latin | praevideo | I see first or beforehand; I discern or... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French visible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | visible | visible |
| 2 | Latin | vīsibilis | that may be seen, visible |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |