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
- to give public notice, especially for the first...
Ancestry of “announce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | anoncier | to announce; to declare |
| 2 | Latin | annuntio | Alternative form of adnūntiō; I announce, make... |
| 3 | Latin | nuntio | I announce, declare; I report, bring news of; I... |
| 4 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
Words derived from “announce”