## Etymology
From Latin prodigium ('omen, portent, monster, marvel'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from prod- (pro- 'forth') + an element related to aio ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Prodigy comes from Latin prodigium ('omen, portent, monster, marvel'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from prod- (pro- 'forth') + an element related to aio ('to say'). The historical chain includes Latin prodigium. The quoted older senses, "omen, portent, monster, marvel", "forth", and "to say", supply the semantic anchors for prodigy. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word prodigy carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "a person with exceptional talent, especially a child". Related English forms include prodigious. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

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