Etymology

From Latin prognōsis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις ‎(prógnōsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- ‎(pro-, “before”) + γνῶσις ‎(gnôsis, “inquiry, investigation, knowing”), from γιγνώσκω ‎(gignṓskō, “I know”).