prophetizeprophetize

Prophetize comes from Latin prophētizō ‘to prophesy’, from Ancient Greek φημί ‘to say’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak, say’reconstructed
2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak’reconstructed
3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰā́mi‘to speak’reconstructed
4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφημί‘to say’
5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροφήτηςprophḗtēs‘prophet’
6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροφητεύωprophētízōas προφητίζω‘to prophesy’
7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprophētizō‘to prophesy’
8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400prophetisier
9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500prophetise
10. Englishtodayprophetize