The story
- Latin · derived fromprōvīsiō“preparation, foresight”
- Old French · derived fromprovisïon
- Middle English · inherited fromprovisioun
- English todayprovision
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.