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Where does “προφητικός” come from?

προφητικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

προφητικός (Ancient Greek): oracular, prophetic

Definitions

  1. oracular, prophetic

Ancestry of “προφητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροφήτηςone who speaks for and interprets the will of a...
2Ancient GreekφημίI speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert
3Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “προφητικός”

  • prophetic
  • prophetically
  • unprophetic
  • nonprophetic
  • unprophetically
  • propheticus
  • proféticamente
  • profético
  • profetico
  • profeticamente
  • prophétique
  • prophétiquement
  • προφητικός
  • prophétique
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