Etymology

improviso

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Today it means: Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous. Full definition →

Latin improvisus
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  1. Latin · derived fromimprovisus“unforeseen”
  2. English todayimproviso

From Latin improvisus (“unforeseen”); compare Italian improvviso.

Words from the same roots

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