prophetizo

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek προφητίζω (prophētízō, to interpret the gods; to preach inspired by the Holy Spirit), from προ- (pro-, before) + φημί (phēmí, to declare, assert, say) + -ίζω (-ízō), equivalent to prophēta +‎ -izō.

Pronunciation

Verb

prophētizō (present infinitive prophētizāre, perfect active prophētizāvī, supine prophētizātum); first conjugation

  1. (Late Latin) to prophesy

Conjugation

References

  • prophetizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prophetizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prophetizo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016