Where does “предвидети” come from?

предвидети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пред, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

предвидети (Serbo-Croatian): to foresee, foretell, predict; to anticipate,...

Definitions

  1. to foresee, foretell, predict; to anticipate,...

Ancestry of “предвидети”, step by step

предвидети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пред

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпредin front of, to the front of; just before,...
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian видети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвидетиto see; to look, behold; to understand
2Proto-Slavicvidětito see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →