Etymology of the English word supervise
the English word
supervisederived from the Medieval Latin word
supervidereusing the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of supervise in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
supervisory,
supervised,
supervisingUsage
Word found in Modern English
