English → Latin
“prognostic” in Latin
signumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly; to announce, make known; to praise, commend, extol
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prognostic
signum: nota futurae alicujus rei (Cels.; both especially = “symptom,” in medicine); praenuncius (either as substantive, or as adjective agreeing with a substantive before mentioned, to which it refers): prognostics, praedicta, -orum (as published beforehand): ☞ prognostica in Cic. only as title of his translation of Aratus, προγνωστικά. To be a prognostic of anything, alicujus rei esse praenuncium; aliquid praenunciare. Vid: FORERUNNER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prognostic?
- The usual Latin words for “prognostic” are signum, praedicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.