Etymology

prognose

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Today it means: To make a prognosis. Full definition →

English prognosisbf. ← Late Latin prognōsi ← Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  8. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekπρόγνωσις (prógnōsis)
  10. Late Latinprognōsi
  11. Englishprognosisbf.
  12. English todayprognose

Back-formation from prognosis.

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