prognostication (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[prognostication 词源字典]
late 14c., from Old French pronosticacion (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin *prognosticationem (nominative prognosticatio), noun of action from past participle stem of prognosticare "foretell," from Latin prognostica "sign to forecast weather," from neuter plural of Greek prognostikos "foreknowing," from progignoskein (see prognosis).[prognostication etymology, prognostication origin, 英语词源]