Where does “promotional” come from?
Promotional comes from English promotion, derived from Latin promotio (advancement), from Latin moveo (to move), with the prefix pro- (forward) and root bʰuH- (to grow or become) from Proto-Indo-European.
promotional (English): Of or relating to an advertising promotion;...
Definitions
- Of or relating to an advertising promotion;...
Ancestry of “promotional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | promotion | An advancement in rank or position; Dissemination... |
| 2 | Middle English | promotion | — |
| 3 | Old French | promocion | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōmōtiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | promoveo | I move forward, cause to advance, push onward,... |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “promotional”