Where does “promotie” come from?
promotie (Dutch) comes from French promotion, from Latin prōmōtiō, from Latin promoveo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
promotie (Dutch): promotion
Ancestry of “promotie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | promotion | promotion; promotion, advertising; special offer,... |
| 2 | Latin | prōmōtiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | promoveo | I move forward, cause to advance, push onward,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |