## Etymology
From Old French prudence, from Latin prudentia ('foresight, sagacity'), a contraction of providentia ('foresight'), from providere ('to foresee'), from pro- ('ahead') + videre ('to see').

## AI Etymology
Prudence is from Old French prudence, from Latin prudentia ('foresight, sagacity'), a contraction of providentia ('foresight'), from providere ('to foresee'), from pro- ('ahead') + videre ('to see'). Important recorded forms include prudentia (Latin), videre (Latin), and *weyd- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers careful good judgment in managing practical affairs. The wider family includes related words such as prudent, prudential, and providence.

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