prognostication etymology

Etymology:

• Borrowed from Middle French pronostication, from Medieval Latin pronosticatio, prōnosticātiō, from prōnosticārī "to foretell," present active of prōnosticō "foretell," from Greek prognōstikós "foreknowing, presaging," from prognṓskō "foreknow," from pró "before" and gnṓskō "know"

Meaning:

• The act or process of predicting or foretelling future events, especially based on signs or omens.
• A prediction or forecast of a future event.

Origin:

• The word "prognostication" entered English in the 14th century.
• Its root word is the Greek verb "prognōskō," meaning "to foreknow."
• The prefix "pro-" means "before," and the verb "gnōskō" means "to know."
• Therefore, "prognostication" literally means "to know before," or to predict the future.

prognostication relate terms

• prognosis

  Etymology Greek prognōsis pro before in advance gnōsis knowledge opinion

• prognosticate

  Etymology From Old French prognoster from Late Latin prognosticari from Greek prognos

• prognostication

  Etymology Borrowed from Middle French pronostication from Medieval Latin pronosticatio

• prognosis

  Etymology Greek prognōsis pro before in advance gnōsis knowledge opinion

• prophecy

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

• prediction

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

• presage

• prevision

  Etymology Latin praevīdere to foresee Roots prae before videre to see

• anticipation

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

• prodigy

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• Nome

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• testament

  Etymology The word testament is derived from the Latin testāmentum which literally

• sign

  Etymology The word sign comes from the Latin word signum which means mark token o