Where does “pronostic” come from?
pronostic (French) comes from Middle French prognostic, 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.
pronostic (French): prognosis
Definitions
- prognosis
Ancestry of “pronostic”, step by step
pronostic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French prognostic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | prognostic | prognostic prediction about the future |
| 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 |
via Latin prognōsticum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prognōsticum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | προγνωστικόν | — |