myEtymology.com: French etymology of provision

Etymology of the French word provision

the Old French word provision

derived from the Latin word provisio

derived from the Medieval Latin word provisus

derived from the Latin word providere (foresee; provide for, make provision)

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Late Latin word videre (see, look at; consider)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

using the Latin prefix pour-

derived from the Latin word voir

English provision, Italian provision, Romanian provizie

Dutch provisie, English provision, German Provision, Italian provisione, Latin provisio, Norwegian provisjon, Provençal provisio, Spanish provision, Swedish provision

Word found in Old French