Adviser
/ədˈvaɪ.zər/noun
A person who gives advice or guidance.
Did you know?Adviser shares its deepest root with words about sight and visibility, because to advise someone originally meant to “look at” a situation with them before speaking.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weid-
“to see, know”
Latin
Latin
vidēre
“to see”
Latin
Latin
advidēre
“to look at, consider”
Old French
Old French
aviser
“to consider, reflect, advise”
Middle English
English
avisen
“to advise, consider carefully”
Modern English
English
adviser
“a person who gives advice”