Advisory
/ədˈvaɪ.zər.i/noun
Providing advice or guidance; not intended to be binding or mandatory.
Did you know?“Advisory” ultimately traces back to Latin *vidēre*, “to see,” so the word’s oldest power is the idea that true advice is a kind of foresight.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weid-
“to see, know”
Latin
Latin
vidēre
“to see”
Latin
Latin
ad- + vidēre
“to look at, consider; to advise”
Old French
Old French
aviser
“to consider, reflect, give notice”
Middle English
English
advisen
“to counsel, warn”
Modern English
English
advisory
“relating to advice or a recommendation”