providentia.
foresight, foreknowledge; providence;
Meaning & usage
The ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge.
Precaution, providence, forethought.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin prōvideō Latin prōvidēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin prōvidentia From prōvidēns (“taking care, giving attention to; foreseeing”) + -ia. Compare prūdentia. Possibly coined by Cicero as a calque of Ancient Greek πρόνοια (prónoia).
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