Where does “preannounce” come from?
preannounce (English) comes from English announce, from Old French anoncier, from Latin annuntio, from Latin nuntio, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
preannounce (English): To announce in advance
Ancestry of “preannounce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |