Etymograph

English

provision

Provision comes from Latin prōvīsiō ‘preparation, foresight’, from provideō ‘provide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēō‘to see’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideō‘to see’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprovideōas prōvidēre‘provide’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvīsiō‘preparation, foresight’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400provisïon
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500provisioun‘a legal provision or clause’
  9. Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1606provision

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*widéh₁yetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*widēō‘to see’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvideō‘to see’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprovideōas prōvidēre‘provide’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvīsiō‘preparation, foresight’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400provisïon
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500provisioun‘a legal provision or clause’
  9. Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1606provision

Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of King Lear: “Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision, To…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

story, guy, idea, guide, advice, witness, historic, wise, wisdom, wit, idol, wizard, historian, advise, witty, guise, tabloid, steroid, revue, druid, envious, twit, visitation, avis, hypothyroidism, idyll, witter, envision, improvise, trapezoid, hyoid, parathyroid, colloid, hyperthyroidism, weet, thyroxine, sigmoid, thyroiditis, visite, 94 more

through Proto-Italic *widēō ‘to see’

invisibility, vada, evidential, providential, 16 more

through Latin videō ‘to see’

video, evidence, review, interview, visit, evident, visa, invisible, visibility, vista, revise, revision, prudential, jurisprudence, vide, voyeur, invidious, 15 more

through Latin provideō ‘provide’

prudent, providence, prudence, purview, purveyor, provident, 9 more

Today it means

noun An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / provision

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