prodigialadj.

Brit.

/prəˈdɪdʒɪəl/,

/prəˈdɪdʒ(ə)l/, U.S.

/prəˈdɪdʒ(i)əl/,

/proʊˈdɪdʒ(i)əl/

Forms: 1500s prodygall, 1600s 1900s– prodigial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōdigiālis.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōdigiālis relating to prodigies or omens < prōdigium prodigy n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier prodigious adj.In form prodygall perhaps by confusion with prodigal adj.

rare.

Of or relating to prodigies or omens; (also) of the nature of an omen, portentous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective]

prognosticate?a1425

prognostical?a1450

prognostaticc1475

portentousc1487

presagiousc1487

prodigiousc1487

prodigial1548

portending1560

augural1568

presaging1592

ominous1593

boding1594

portentive1594

prognostic1603

presageful1606

prognosticous1607

ostentful1608

prognosticant1619

predictious1631

portentful1633

ominal1651

ominating1663

bodeful1813

portentious1863

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. liij He..sore feared that it shoulde bee a pronosticacion or prodygall sygne of some infortunate plague afterward to succede.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 280 Events whereof, such as were skilfull in prodigial learning foretold and prophesied.

1956 E. Voegelin Order & Hist. 14 Such cosmological symbols as the voice of an intracosmic god of the fathers who speaks from a prodigial thornbush.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prodigial
释义	prodigialadj. Brit. /prəˈdɪdʒɪəl/, /prəˈdɪdʒ(ə)l/, U.S. /prəˈdɪdʒ(i)əl/, /proʊˈdɪdʒ(i)əl/ Forms: 1500s prodygall, 1600s 1900s– prodigial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōdigiālis. Etymology: < classical Latin prōdigiālis relating to prodigies or omens < prōdigium prodigy n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier prodigious adj.In form prodygall perhaps by confusion with prodigal adj. rare. Of or relating to prodigies or omens; (also) of the nature of an omen, portentous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] prognosticate?a1425 prognostical?a1450 prognostaticc1475 portentousc1487 presagiousc1487 prodigiousc1487 prodigial1548 portending1560 augural1568 presaging1592 ominous1593 boding1594 portentive1594 prognostic1603 presageful1606 prognosticous1607 ostentful1608 prognosticant1619 predictious1631 portentful1633 ominal1651 ominating1663 bodeful1813 portentious1863 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. liij He..sore feared that it shoulde bee a pronosticacion or prodygall sygne of some infortunate plague afterward to succede. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 280 Events whereof, such as were skilfull in prodigial learning foretold and prophesied. 1956 E. Voegelin Order & Hist. 14 Such cosmological symbols as the voice of an intracosmic god of the fathers who speaks from a prodigial thornbush. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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