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Where does “improvide” come from?

improvide (Latin) comes from Latin improvidus, from Latin providus, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

improvide (Latin): not anticipating, not foreseeing; improvidently,...

Definitions

  1. not anticipating, not foreseeing; improvidently,...

Ancestry of “improvide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimprovidus—
2Latinprovidusprophetic; provident, prudent, circumspect,...
3Latinprōvideō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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