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prognostic.

Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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adj/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/General-American/pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/Australia

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

Where this word comes from

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 γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-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”).

noun/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/General-American/pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/Australia

  1. prognosis

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

  3. A prediction of the future.

  4. One who predicts the future.

Where this word comes from

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 γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-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”).

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