- presage
- 1390 (n.) "something that portends," from L. pręsagium "a foreboding," from pręsagire "to perceive beforehand, forebode," from pręsagus "foreboding," from prę- "before" + sagus "prophetic," related to sagire "perceive" (see sagacious). The verb is first attested 1562, from M.Fr. présager (16c.), from présage "omen," from L. pręsagium.