Where does “denounce” come from?
Denounce comes from Old French denuncier, from Latin denuntiāre meaning to declare against, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European néwos meaning new.
denounce (English): To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to...
Definitions
- To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to...
Ancestry of “denounce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | denuncier | to announce; to declare |
| 2 | Latin | dēnuntiō | to announce (officially) |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |