Purvey
/pərˈveɪ/noun
To supply or provide something, especially as a service or in quantity.
Did you know?Purvey comes through Anglo-French from a verb meaning “to foresee” and then “to provide beforehand,” showing how words for power often begin as words for preparation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weid-
“to see, know”
Latin
Latin
vidēre
“to see”
Latin
Latin
prōvidēre
“to foresee, provide for”
Old French
Old French
porveoir
“to foresee, provide”
Middle English
English
purveien
“to provide, supply; to make preparations”
Modern English
English
purvey
“to supply or provide, especially as part of a trade or official function”