Etymological root

*weyd-

Proto-Indo-European

# *weyd-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** weyd

## Words From This Root
- wait - To stay where you are or delay doing something until something happens or someone arrives.
- idea - A thought or suggestion about what to do.
- story - An account of real or imaginary events, told to entertain people.
- evidence - Facts or signs that show whether something is true or real.
- history - The study of past events, especially in human affairs.
- visit - To go to see a person or place for a while.
- witness - To see something happen, especially an event or a crime.
- advice - An opinion you give someone about what they should do.
- television - A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes.
- wise - Able to make good decisions thanks to knowledge and experience.
- vision - The ability to see; sight.
- guide - A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.
- review - A written or spoken opinion that judges a book, film, product, or performance.
- wisdom - The ability to make good decisions using knowledge and experience.
- advise - To tell someone what you think they should do.
- visual - Relating to seeing or sight.
- envy - A feeling of wanting something that someone else has.
- idol - A person who is greatly admired or loved, especially a famous entertainer.
- wizard - A person, usually a man, who has magical powers, especially in stories.
- visible - Able to be seen.
- wit - The ability to say clever, funny things quickly.
- witty - Clever and amusing in a quick way.
- enviable - So good or desirable that others would envy it.
- envisage - To imagine or picture something as a future possibility.
- provisional - arranged or existing for the present, likely to be changed later
- provider - one who supplies something or supports a family
- wiseness - the quality of being wise; wisdom
- witting - aware of and deliberate in one's actions; knowing
- envision - to imagine or conceive of something, especially as a future possibility
- providential - occurring as if by divine intervention; fortunate and timely
- providing - on the condition that; provided that
- prudence - careful good judgment in managing practical affairs
- prudent - acting with care and sound judgment for the future
- reviewer - a person who writes critical assessments of books, films, or work
- visibility - the state of being able to be seen; the distance one can see
- visionary - thinking about the future with imagination or wisdom; a person who does so

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Words from this root(36)

/weɪt/ To stay where you are or delay doing something until something happens or someone arrives. Meaning Off Sound Off

/aɪˈdi.ə/ A thought or suggestion about what to do. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstɔ.ɹi/ An account of real or imaginary events, told to entertain people. Meaning Off Sound Off

[ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾɪns] Facts or signs that show whether something is true or real. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/ The study of past events, especially in human affairs. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪzɪt/ To go to see a person or place for a while. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪt.nəs/ To see something happen, especially an event or a crime. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ədˈvaɪs/ An opinion you give someone about what they should do. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes. Meaning Off Sound Off

/waɪz/ Able to make good decisions thanks to knowledge and experience. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪʒ.n̩/ The ability to see; sight. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɡaɪd/ A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹɪˈvjuː/ A written or spoken opinion that judges a book, film, product, or performance. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪzdəm/ The ability to make good decisions using knowledge and experience. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ədˈvaɪz/ To tell someone what you think they should do. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪʒuəl/ Relating to seeing or sight. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛnvi/ A feeling of wanting something that someone else has. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaɪ.dl̩/ A person who is greatly admired or loved, especially a famous entertainer. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪz.ɚd/ A person, usually a man, who has magical powers, especially in stories. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ Able to be seen. Meaning Off Sound Off

/wɪt/ The ability to say clever, funny things quickly. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪti/ Clever and amusing in a quick way. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛn.vɪ.ə.b(ə)l/ So good or desirable that others would envy it. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ To imagine or picture something as a future possibility. Meaning Off Sound Off

provisional C2+

/prəˈvɪʒənəl/ arranged or existing for the present, likely to be changed later Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈvaɪdɚ/ one who supplies something or supports a family Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwaɪznəs/ the quality of being wise; wisdom Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪtɪŋ/ aware of and deliberate in one's actions; knowing Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛnˈvɪʒən/ to imagine or conceive of something, especially as a future possibility Meaning Off Sound Off

providential C2+

/ˌprɑvɪˈdɛnʃəl/ occurring as if by divine intervention; fortunate and timely Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ on the condition that; provided that Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprudəns/ careful good judgment in managing practical affairs Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprudənt/ acting with care and sound judgment for the future Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈvjuɚ/ a person who writes critical assessments of books, films, or work Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪti/ the state of being able to be seen; the distance one can see Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/ thinking about the future with imagination or wisdom; a person who does so Meaning Off Sound Off

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