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profecia.

prophecy (prediction made under divine inspiration)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾo.feˈsi.ɐ/Brazil/pɾu.fɨˈsi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. prophecy (prediction made under divine inspiration)

    feminine
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 *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía)bor. Latin prophētīalbor. Portuguese profecia Learned borrowing from Latin prophētīa.

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