Etymology

prognosticator

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Today it means: One who prognosticates or makes predictions; one who forecasts or guesses. Full definition →

English prognosticate ← Medieval Latin prognosticare ← Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
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  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 Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  9. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  10. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  11. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  12. Ancient Greekπρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs)
  13. Ancient Greekπρογνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)
  14. Medieval Latinprognosticus
  15. Medieval Latinprognosticare
  16. Englishprognosticate
  17. English todayprognosticator

From prognosticate + -or.

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