Where does “acclaim” come from?

Acclaim comes from Latin acclāmō, composed of the prefix ad- and Latin clāmō meaning "to shout," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ád and h₂éd.

acclaim (English): To shout; to call out; To express great approval;...

Definitions

  1. To shout; to call out; To express great approval;...

Ancestry of “acclaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacclamoI raise a cry at, shout at, exclaim; I disapprove...
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “acclaim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Latin ad- →