Where does “profetisk” come from?
profetisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål profet, from Old Norse prófeti, from Ecclesiastical Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
profetisk (Norwegian Bokmål): prophetic
Ancestry of “profetisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | profet | prophet |
| 2 | Old Norse | prófeti | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | propheta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |