advice

/ædˈvaɪs/ad-VYS

/ædˈvaɪs/ad-VYS

Meaninga view, opinion

Common meaning: counsel

adto, towardsSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 10 · scan
viceto seeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1988 · scan

‘to, towards’ + ‘to see’ → advice

Journey through time

ad — Latin ad- “to, towards” (path traced)
vice — Latin videō, vīdī, vīsum “to see” (path traced)

Parts join in Old French as advis.

Latinad- + uiswm‘to, towards + to see’source
Old Frenchadvis‘opinion, counsel’source
Middle Englishauyssource
Englishadvice‘counsel’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Old French advis, which Skeat analyses as ad- ‘to, towards’ + uiswm ‘to see’.

Roots

advis Old French “a view, opinion”
videō, vīdī, vīsum Latin “to see”

Related words

evident supervise survey television video visible

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