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prognostic

adj
/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/UK/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/US/pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) ▲ Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) Ancient Greek πρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)der. Medieval Latin prognosticusder. English prognostic From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

  1. derived from προγνωστικός

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

  2. prognosis

    • There are several opinions as to what he meant But no one considers it a happy prognostic.
    • The appearance of the tongue is closely connected with the sense of thirst, and is of considerable importance as a prognostic.

  3. A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.

    • Careful observers may foretell the hour (By sure prognostics) when to dread a show’r. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o’er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A prediction of the future.

      • The choice of a successor was no light matter. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import.

    2. One who predicts the future.

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