Where does “предвиђати” come from?

предвиђати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian виђати, from Serbo-Croatian ви̑д, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “предвиђати”, step by step

предвиђати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian виђати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвиђатиto keep seeing somebody or something; to keep...
2Serbo-Croatianви̑дeyesight
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →
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