myEtymology.com: English etymology of prophet

Etymology of the English word prophet

the English word prophet

derived from the Latin word propheta (prophet; spokesman, interpreter of a god)

derived from the Greek word prophetes, προφήτης (a foreteller ('prophet'); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet)

derived from the Greek word prophemi

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Greek word phemi, φημί (to say; to show or make known one's thoughts; speak or say)

Dutch profeet, French prophète, German Prophet, Italian profeta, Norwegian profet, Spanish profeta, Swedish profet

Word found in Modern English