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provideo.

to foresee

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[proːˈwɪ.de.oː]Classical-Latin[proˈviː.de.o]
  1. to foresee

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  2. to be cautious; to act with foresight

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  3. to provide, see to

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  4. to look after, care for

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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 From prō- (“prior, fore-”) + videō (“to see”). Compare the parallel formations in Ancient Greek πρόοιδᾰ (próoidă, “to know in advance”), Old Church Slavonic провидѣти (providěti, “to foresee”) and Sanskrit प्रविन्दति (pravindati, “to foresee, anticipate, invent”), from the same combination of roots as well as English foresee.

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