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
- To shout; to call out; To express great approval;...
Ancestry of “acclaim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | acclamo | I raise a cry at, shout at, exclaim; I disapprove... |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “acclaim”