Where does “prognosis” come from?
Prognosis comes from Latin prognosis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις, from Ancient Greek γνῶσις meaning knowledge, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
prognosis (English): A forecast of the future course of a disease or...
Definitions
- A forecast of the future course of a disease or...
Ancestry of “prognosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prognōsis | forecast, prediction |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόγνωσις | foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |