prophecy的词源

英文词源

prophecy (n.)

c. 1200, prophecie, prophesie, "function of a prophet," from Old French profecie (12c. Modern French prophétie) and directly from Late Latin prophetia (source also of Spanish profecia, Italian profezia), from Greek propheteia "gift of interpreting the will of the gods," from prophetes (see prophet). Meaning "thing spoken or written by a prophet" is from c. 1300.

中文词源

prophecy：预言，预言能力 

词根词缀： pro-前 + -phe-说 + -cy名词词尾 → 提前说出来

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prophecy：预言

名词，来自prophet,预言家，-cy,抽象名词后缀。