Etymology

vaticinate

V4A1T1I1C3I1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage. Full definition →

Latin vāticinātus
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvāticinātus
  2. English todayvaticinate

From Latin vāticinātus, perfect passive participle of vāticinor (“foretell, prophesy”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.