Main Entry: ¹prog·nos·tic

Pronunciation: \präg-ˈnäs-tik\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English pronostique, from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos foretelling, from progignōskein

Date: 15th century

1 : something that foretells : portent
2 : prognostication, prophecy