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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle French · French, 15th century · foreknowing

prescient

foreknowing or having advance knowledge

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · foreknowing participle

praesciēns, praescient-

knowing beforehand; present participle of praescīre

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SOUND CHANGE

French prescient borrows Latin praesciēns with Romance pronunciation and spelling.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Foreknowing remains the central meaning.

CHRONOLOGY

Etymonline dates the French form to the fifteenth century.

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American Heritage · Etymonline editors

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EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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American Heritage Dictionary: prescientHeadword etymology: French from Old French from Latin

Documents French transmission from the Latin participle.

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Prescient — Origin and historyHeadword history: French prescient, 15th century

Dates and documents the French stage.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 403prescient

prescient → praesciēns, praescient-

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