Etymograph

English

prevue

Prevue comes from French prévu.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentprévu1as prevueliterally ‘preview’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1951prevue1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English prevue
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1951, Billboard: “The new mechanical horse ride did capacity business, and…”.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentprévuWiktionary, English prevueas prevueliterally ‘preview’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1951prevueWiktionary, English prevue. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1951, Billboard: “The new mechanical horse ride did capacity business, and…”

The story

Borrowed from French prevue (literally “preview”).

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from French prévu

Today it means

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Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prevue”. 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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