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No. Its documented Latin structure is prae- “before” plus scīre “to know”: foreknowledge, not a sight-word formation.
/ˈprɛʃənt/ · adjective
Having foreknowledge or unusually accurate foresight, borrowed through French and/or directly from Latin praesciens.
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Independently documents the before-plus-know structure.
Headword etymology: prae- plus scīreDocuments knowing beforehand rather than a sight formation.
Word History: prae- plus scireThe modern foresight metaphor remains a meaning, not the word's morphology.