prediction etymology

Etymology:

• From Middle English prediccioun, from Old French prediction, from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis, from praedicō, to foretell.

Meaning:

• A statement about the future that is based on the analysis of past and present events.
• A forecast or prophecy.

Origin:

The word "prediction" comes from the Latin word "praedictiō," which means "to foretell." This word is derived from the prefix "prae-" (meaning "before") and the verb "dicō" (meaning "to say"). The original meaning of "prediction" was therefore "a statement made before an event happens."

Over time, the meaning of "prediction" has broadened to include any statement about the future that is based on the analysis of past and present events. This includes both scientific predictions, which are based on the laws of nature, and non-scientific predictions, which are based on intuition or guesswork.

Here are some examples of predictions:

• The weather forecast predicts that it will rain tomorrow.
• The economic forecast predicts that the economy will grow by 2% next year.
• The astrologer predicted that I would meet my soulmate in the next month.

prediction relate terms

• predict

  Etymology Predict is derived from the Latin word praedicere which means to proclaim

• prediction

  Etymology From Middle English prediccioun from Old French prediction from Latin praed

• anticipation

  Etymology The word anticipation comes from the Latin word anticipatio which means

• prevision

  Etymology Latin praevīdere to foresee Roots prae before videre to see

• prognostication

  Etymology Borrowed from Middle French pronostication from Medieval Latin pronosticatio

• divination

  Etymology The word divination originates from the Latin word divinatio which is deri

• spae

  Etymology Old Scots spa Middle English spa Old French spae Proto Germanic spahō In

• prophecy

  Etymology The word prophecy is derived from the Greek word propheteia which means

• adumbration

  Etymology Latin adumbro to outline foreshadow cast a shadow over Roots ad

• meteorology

  Etymology Meteorology is derived from two Greek words μετέωρος meteōros

• projection

  Etymology The word projection comes from the Latin word proiectus which means to th