Etymology

histoprognostic

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Today it means: Relating to prognosis by examination of cells. Full definition →

English prognostic ← Medieval Latin prognosticus ← Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
  3. Englishhisto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  8. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  11. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  12. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  13. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  14. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  15. Ancient Greekπρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs)
  16. Ancient Greekπρογνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
  17. Medieval Latinprognosticus
  18. Englishprognostic
  19. English todayhistoprognostic

From histo- + prognostic.

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