Latin

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Etymology

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From prōvideō.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prōvidus (feminine prōvida, neuter prōvidum, adverb prōvidē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. prophetic
  2. provident, prudent, circumspect, cautious

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • Italian: provvido
  • Portuguese: próvido
  • Spanish: próvido

References

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  • providus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • providus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • providus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • providus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.