self-provided
|self-pro-vid-ed|
/ˌsɛlfprəˈvaɪdɪd/
provide for oneself
Etymology
'self-provided' originates from Modern English, specifically the compound of 'self' and 'provide', where 'self' meant 'one's own person' and 'provide' meant 'to supply'.
'self' comes from Old English 'self' with similar form and meaning; 'provide' comes from Latin 'providere' via Old French and Middle English, eventually forming the modern verb 'provide' to combine into the compound 'self-provide' and its adjectival form 'self-provided'.
Initially it literally meant 'to supply for oneself'; over time the compound adjective 'self-provided' came to describe a state of being supplied or maintained by one's own resources rather than externally supplied.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'self-provide' (to provide for oneself).
They had self-provided their own equipment before the expedition.
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Adjective 1
provided by oneself; supplied or maintained by one's own resources rather than from outside sources.
Many remote villages remain largely self-provided for food and energy.
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