prophecy

Senso (Inglese)

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒfɨsi/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.

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