Where does “porveoir” come from?

porveoir (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porveoir (Old French): to look at; to procure

Definitions

  1. to look at; to procure

Ancestry of “porveoir”, step by step

porveoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prōvideō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōvideōto foresee
2Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
3Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin prōvidēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōvidēre—

Words derived from “porveoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →