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Where does the word "prognosis" come from? It comes from Greek prognosis, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "prognosis" come from? It comes from Greek prognosis, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Prognosis’s story begins in Greek: prognosis meant “foreknowledge.” Literally foreknowledge, from pro (before) and gnosis (knowing). It reached English by 1600s as prognosis. Settled as the medical word for a forecast of how a disease will develop. Today, prognosis means a forecast of the likely course and outcome of a disease.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient prognosis "foreknowledge", literally foreknowledge, from pro (before) and gnosis (knowing).
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s prognosis "a forecast of how a disease will develop", settled as the medical word for a forecast of how a disease will develop.