Where does “Prophetenzitat” come from?

Prophetenzitat (German) comes from German Prophet, from Latin prophēta, 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-.

Prophetenzitat (German): a quotation from a prophet

Definitions

  1. a quotation from a prophet

Ancestry of “Prophetenzitat”, step by step

Prophetenzitat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Prophet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProphetprophet
2Latinprophētaprophet, soothsayer
3Ancient Greekπροφήτηςone who speaks for and interprets the will of a...
4Ancient GreekφημίI speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert
5Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via German Zitat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZitatquotation
2Latincitatumnominative neuter singular of citātus; accusative...
3Latincitōquickly, fast
4Latin-tōForms here
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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