purview

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1. Latin · derived fromprōvideō
2. Old French · derived fromporveü“provided”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompurveu est“it is provided”
4. Middle English · inherited frompurveu“proviso”
5. English todaypurview

From Middle English purveu (“proviso”), from Anglo-Norman purveu est (“it is provided”), or purveu que (“provided that”) (statutory language), from Old French porveü (“provided”), past participle of porveoir (“to provide”), from Latin prōvideō (see provide). Influenced by view and its etymological antecedents.

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