LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōvidus

prōvidus (feminine prōvida, neuter prōvidum, adverb prōvidē)
Classical[ˈproː.wɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.vi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveprophetic
  2. adjectiveprovident, prudent, circumspect, cautious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvidusprōvidaprōvidum
genitiveprōvidīprōvidaeprōvidī
dativeprōvidōprōvidaeprōvidō
accusativeprōvidumprōvidamprōvidum
ablativeprōvidōprōvidāprōvidō
vocativeprōvideprōvidaprōvidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvidīprōvidaeprōvida
genitiveprōvidōrumprōvidārumprōvidōrum
dativeprōvidīsprōvidīsprōvidīs
accusativeprōvidōsprōvidāsprōvida
ablativeprōvidīsprōvidīsprōvidīs
vocativeprōvidīprōvidaeprōvida

prōvĭdus, a, um, adj. provideo.
I. Foreseeing: mens provida rerum futurarum, Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117: nec eum provida futuri, fefellit opinio, Liv. 23, 36: fati, Tib. 2, 5, 12: veri providus augur, Ov. M. 12, 18: nec futuri providus est nec praeteriti memor, Sen. Ep. 66, 35.—
II. Cautious, circumspect, provident, prudent (syn.: cautus, consideratus): homines parum cauti providique, Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117: animal hoc providum, sagax ... quem vocamus hominem, id. Leg. 1, 7, 22: orator prudens et providus, id. Part. 5, 15: dispice, ne sit parum providum, sperare ex aliis, quod tibi ipse non praestes, Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 5: auspex, Hor. C. 3, 27, 8: mens, id. ib. 3, 5, 13; cf. Ulixes, id. Ep. 1, 2, 19.—
III. Caring or providing for, provident of: natura consultrix et provida utilitatum oportunitatumque omnium, Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58: rerum vestrarum providus, Tac. A. 4, 38: opera providae sollertisque naturae, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 28: provida cura ducis, Ov. F. 2, 60.—Hence, adv.: prōvĭdē, carefully, prudently (very rare): provide eligere, Plin. 10, 33, 50, § 97.

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. Latinprōvidus

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 -us Latin prōvidus From prōvideō (“to foresee”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Catalanpròvid
  • Italianprovvido
  • Portuguesepróvido
  • Spanishpróvido

Quick answers

What does prōvidus mean in Latin?
prōvidus, a adjective, means “prophetic; provident, prudent, circumspect, cautious”.
How do you pronounce prōvidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.wɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.vi.dus].
Where does prōvidus 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 prōvidus.