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predict
Predict comes from Latin praedicō ‘to mention beforehand’, from dīcō ‘to say’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraedicō‘to mention beforehand’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590predict
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraedicō‘to mention beforehand’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590predict
Earliest quotation: 1590, E. Daunce, A Briefe Discourse on the Spanish State: “After he had renounced his fathers bishoprick of Valentia…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, paradigm, indicative, syndicate, tache, syndicalism, 43 more
through Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’
through Latin dīcō ‘to say’
index, indicate, indication, indicator, dictionary, dedication, ditto, dictator, contradictory, contradiction, addict, dictate, dedicate, contradict, ditty, interdiction, diction, interdict, dictum, indicia, 24 more
through Latin praedicō ‘to mention beforehand’
Today it means
verb To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / predict