LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōvīsiō

prōvīsiō f (genitive prōvīsiōnis)
Classical[proːˈwiː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈviː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. foreknowledge
  2. foresight
  3. precaution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōvīsiōprōvīsiōnēs
genitiveprōvīsiōnisprōvīsiōnum
dativeprōvīsiōnīprōvīsiōnibus
accusativeprōvīsiōnemprōvīsiōnēs
ablativeprōvīsiōneprōvīsiōnibus
vocativeprōvīsiōprōvīsiōnēs

prōvīsĭo, ōnis, f. provideo.
I. A foreseeing, foreknowing: provisio animi, Cic. Tusc. 3, 14, 30.—
II. Foresight, providence: genus longā animi provisione fugiendum, Cic. Or. 56, 189.—
III. Forethought, precaution for a thing: posteri temporis, Cic. Part. 20, 69: annonaria, i. e. a providing with provisions, purveying, Treb. XXX. Tyrann. 18.—
2. Hindrance, prevention of a thing: horum incommodorum una cautio est atque una provisio, ut, etc., Cic. Lael. 21, 78.

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. Latinprōvīsiō

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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōvīsiō From prōvideō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does prōvīsiō mean in Latin?
prōvīsiō, a noun, means “foreknowledge; foresight; precaution”.
What is the genitive of prōvīsiō?
The genitive singular is prōvīsiōnis. prōvīsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōvīsiō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈwiː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈviː.s̬i.o].
Where does prōvīsiō 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 prōvīsiō.