adjective · rare

prognostic

prognostic · more prognostic · most prognostic

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

UK/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/US/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/

Meaning

1 senses

Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

More definitions

of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Origin

From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknow

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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