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Where does the word "predict" come from? It comes from Latin praedicere, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "predict" come from? It comes from Latin praedicere, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Predict’s story begins in Latin: praedicere meant “to say beforehand.” To say beforehand, from prae- (before) and dicere (to say). It reached English by 1600s as predict. Settled as the English word for stating what will happen in the future. Today, predict means to state in advance what one believes will happen in the future.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient praedicere "to say beforehand", to say beforehand, from prae- (before) and dicere (to say).
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s predict "to state what will happen in the future", settled as the English word for stating what will happen in the future.