prognosticate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill. transitive
    — Examining the tea-leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
  2. To presage, betoken. transitive
    — The bluebells may prognosticate an early spring this year.

词形变化

prognosticates present,singular,third-person prognosticating participle,present prognosticated participle,past prognosticated past

词汇关系

衍生词
misprognosticate prognosticator prognosticatory
相关词
prognosis prognostic prognostication prognostize

词源

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)
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Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)
Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
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Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)
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Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
Ancient Greek πρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs)
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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)
Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)der.
Medieval Latin prognosticus
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Medieval Latin prognosticareder.
English prognosticate
From Medieval Latin prognosticare; see prognostic for more.
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