Where does “promote” come from?
Promote comes from Latin promotus, past participle of promoveo, combining Latin pro- and moveo meaning to move, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including mew-, pro-, bʰuH-, per-, and pr̥tós.
promote (English): To raise to a more important, responsible, or...
Definitions
- To raise to a more important, responsible, or...
Ancestry of “promote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōmōtus | propelled, advanced |
| 2 | Latin | promoveo | I move forward, cause to advance, push onward,... |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |