Where does “prognostic” come from?
prognostic (Romanian) comes from French pronostic, 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- — passed , crossed.
prognostic (Romanian): prognosis (all meanings)
Definitions
- prognosis (all meanings)
Ancestry of “prognostic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pronostic | prognosis |
| 2 | Middle French | prognostic | prognostic prediction about the future |
| 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 |