Where does “foreannounce” come from?
foreannounce (English) comes from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai — passed , crossed.
foreannounce (English): To announce beforehand or in advance
Definitions
- To announce beforehand or in advance
Ancestry of “foreannounce”, step by step
foreannounce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English announce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | announce | to give public notice, especially for the first... |
| 2 | Old French | anoncier | to announce; to declare |
| 3 | Latin | annuntio | Alternative form of adnūntiō; I announce, make... |
| 4 | Latin | nuntio | I announce, declare; I report, bring news of; I... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |