English
improvision
From improvise + -ion.
A compound of improvise + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Latin vīsus ‘having been seen’
Latin prōvīsus ‘foreseen’
Latin improvisus ‘unforeseen, unexpected’
French improviser ‘to improvise’
English improvise
Today it means
noun the act of improvising, or something improvised; improvisation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / improvision