Supervise
/ˌsuː.pəˈvaɪz/noun
To oversee and direct the work or actions of others.
Did you know?*Supervise* comes from Latin *super* (“above”) + *videre* (“to see”), the same ancient root behind *video*, *vision*, and *provide*—so at its core, supervision is ancient “above-seeing.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
supervidere
“to look over, inspect from above”
Late Latin
Latin
supervisus
“watched over, overseen”
Middle French
French
superviser
“to oversee, inspect”
17th Century
English
supervise
“to oversee or direct”
Modern English
English
supervise
“to oversee and direct the work or actions of others”