Etymology

misprognosticate

Today it means: To make an incorrect prediction. Full definition →

English prognosticate ← Medieval Latin prognosticare ← Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  13. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  16. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  17. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  18. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  19. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  20. Ancient Greekπρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs)
  21. Ancient Greekπρογνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
  22. Medieval Latinprognosticus
  23. Medieval Latinprognosticare
  24. Englishprognosticate
  25. English todaymisprognosticate

From mis- + prognosticate.

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