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provisto

Provisto is a participial adjective used in several Romance languages, notably Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, to denote that something has been provided, furnished, or supplied with what is needed. It functions as an attribute that agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies (provisto/provista; provistos/providas in Spanish and Portuguese; provvisto/provvista in Italian).

Etymology traces provisto to verbs meaning to provide or supply, such as Spanish proveer, Portuguese prover

Usage in Spanish typically employs phrases like estar provisto de or un edificio provisto de servicios, meaning

Notes: provisto is not used as a noun in standard usage; it remains an adjective or participial

or
provedor,
and
Italian
provvedere.
The
term
appears
in
the
past
participle
form
in
each
language
and
has
become
a
common
descriptor
in
both
everyday
and
formal
contexts.
equipped
with
or
provided
with.
In
Portuguese,
provisto
is
widely
used
in
similar
constructions,
for
example,
equipamento
provisto
de
sensores
or
prédio
provisto
de
elevadores.
In
Italian,
provisto
(or
provvista)
is
used
in
phrases
such
as
la
casa
è
provvista
di
riscaldamento,
meaning
the
house
is
equipped
with
heating.
In
legal
and
administrative
writing,
provisto
de/di
is
used
to
indicate
that
essential
items,
resources,
or
features
are
present
or
secured.
form.
It
should
not
be
confused
with
the
noun
provision
or
provisions
in
English,
which
refer
to
supplies
or
the
act
of
supplying
rather
than
the
state
of
being
provided.