previsto

/pɾeˈbisto/ · B1 · adj

expected, predicted, planned

🔮 pre + visto = seen before, so it was foreseen and expected

From Latin praevidere, to foresee: prae (before) + videre (to see). Visto is the past participle of ver (to see), so previsto is something seen ahead of time. English has the same idea in foresee, and in pre + vision.

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