Where does “profet” come from?
profet (Romanian) comes from French prophète, from Middle French prophete, from Old French prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂.
profet (Romanian): prophet
Definitions
- prophet
Ancestry of “profet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prophète | prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration) |
| 2 | Middle French | prophete | prophet |
| 3 | Old French | prophete | prophet |
| 4 | Latin | prophēta | prophet, soothsayer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |