Where does “proclamation” come from?
Proclamation comes from Middle English proclamacion, from Old French proclamacion, from Latin proclamatio, a noun formed from the Latin verb clamo (to shout) with the prefix pro- (forward), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pro- and bʰuH- (to grow or swell).
proclamation (English): A statement which is proclaimed; formal public...
Definitions
- A statement which is proclaimed; formal public...
Ancestry of “proclamation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | proclamacion | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | proclamatio | outcry; proclamation |
| 3 | Latin | prōclāmō | to call or cry out, vociferate; proclaim, declare |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |