Etymograph

English

previse

Previse comes from Latin praevisus ‘foreseen’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraevisus1‘foreseen’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1873previse1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English previse
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1873, Joseph Simms: “try to divine the inevitable fortunes of your friends,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraevisusWiktionary, English previse‘foreseen’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1873previseWiktionary, English previse. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1873, Joseph Simms: “try to divine the inevitable fortunes of your friends,…”

Every English word from Latin praevisus

Today it means

verb To foresee.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “previse”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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