Where does “announce” come from?

Announce comes from Old French anoncier, from Latin annuntio (to make known), combining Latin ad- (toward) and a root related to Latin novus (new) from Proto-Indo-European néwos.

announce (English): to give public notice, especially for the first...

Definitions

  1. to give public notice, especially for the first...

Ancestry of “announce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchanoncierto announce; to declare
2LatinannuntioAlternative form of adnūntiō; I announce, make...
3LatinnuntioI announce, declare; I report, bring news of; I...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd
6Proto-Indo-European-éad

Words derived from “announce

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad