Etymology

advise

ad·vise
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Today it means: To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. Full definition →

Late Latin advisō ← Latin visō ← Proto-Italic *weidsō
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The story

  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. Old Frenchaviser
  12. Middle Englishavisen
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
  18. Proto-Italic*weidsō
  19. Latinvisō
  20. Late Latinadvisō
  21. English todayadvise

From Middle English avisen (“to perceive, consider, inform”), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advisō, from ad + visō. See also advice.

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