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Etymology of the English word revise

the English word revise
derived from the French word revise
derived from the Latin word revisere (revisit, go back and see)
using the Latin prefix re-
derived from the Latin word visere (visit, go to see; look at)
derived from the Late Latin word videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

Date

The earliest known usage of revise in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

revisal, revised, revising

Cognates

Dutch reviseren, French réviser, German revidieren, Norwegian revidere, Swedish revidera

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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