Preview
/ˈpriː.vjuː/noun
A view or look at something before it is officially shown, used, or released.
Did you know?“Preview” is a relatively modern word, but it carries the ancient power of ordered sight: Latin *pre-* (“before”) + *videre* (“to see”), the same root family behind vision, video, and evidence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weyd-
“to see, know”
Latin
Latin
vidēre
“to see”
Latin
Latin
prae-
“before, in front of”
Middle English
English
prevewe
“to view beforehand”
17th–19th Century
English
preview
“an advance look or examination”
Modern English
English
preview
“an advance look at something before public release”