Where does “prognosticate” come from?
prognosticate (English) comes from Medieval Latin prognosticare, from Latin prognōsticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prognosticate (English): To predict or forecast, especially through the...
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- To predict or forecast, especially through the...
Ancestry of “prognosticate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | prognosticare | — |
| 2 | Latin | prognōsticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προγνωστικός | foreknowing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |