LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

prōvidēns

prōvidēns (genitive prōvidentis, adverb prōvidenter)

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticipleforeseeing
  2. one terminationparticipleproviding
  3. one terminationparticiplecaring for

prōvĭdens, entis, Part. and
I. P.a., from provideo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōvidēns

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin prōvideō Latin providens Present participle of prōvideō.

In English words that came into English from prōvidēns

  • prudenceprūdentia
  • providenceprōvidentia
  • prudentprūdēns
  • foresightprovidentia
  • providentprōvidēns
  • providentialprōvidentia
  • prudentialprudentia

Quick answers

What does prōvidēns mean in Latin?
prōvidēns, a verb, means “foreseeing; providing; caring for”.
What are the principal parts of prōvidēns?
prōvidēns, prōvidentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
Where does prōvidēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōvidēns.
Which English words come from prōvidēns?
English words that go back to Latin prōvidēns include provident, providence, prudent, foresight, providential and prudence.