advice

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1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
2. Proto-Italic*ad
3. Latinad
4. Old Frencha
5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
6. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
7. Proto-Italic*wissos
8. Latinvīsus
9. Old Frenchvis
10. Old Frenchavis
11. Middle Englishavys
12. English todayadvice

From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due to influence from advise and ad-, see advance. Doublet of aviso. See vision, and compare avise, advise. Mostly displaced native Old English rǣd (see modern rede).

Words from the same roots