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- Latin · derived fromprōvidēns
- Middle English · inherited fromprovident
- English todayprovident
From Middle English provident, from Latin prōvidēns, prōvidentis, present participle of prōvideō (“to foresee; to be cautious; to provide”): compare French provident. By surface analysis, provide + -ent. Doublet of prudent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.