Where does “prognosticator” come from?
prognosticator (English) comes from English prognosticate, 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- — passed , crossed.
prognosticator (English): One who prognosticates or makes predictions; one...
Definitions
- One who prognosticates or makes predictions; one...
Ancestry of “prognosticator”, step by step
prognosticator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prognosticate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prognosticate | To predict or forecast, especially through the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | prognosticare | — |
| 3 | Latin | prognōsticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προγνωστικός | foreknowing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |