prophetize

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπροφητίζω“to prophesy”
2. Latin · derived fromprophētizō
3. Old French · derived fromprophetisier
4. Middle English · inherited fromprophetise
5. English todayprophetize

From Middle English prophetise, from Old French prophetisier, from Latin prophētizō, from Ancient Greek προφητίζω (prophētízō, “to prophesy”). By surface analysis, prophet + -ize.