Where does “promulgate” come from?
Promulgate comes from Latin promulgatus, the past participle of promulgo, combining pro- with vulgus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to make public or known.
promulgate (English): To make known or public; To put into effect as a...
Definitions
- To make known or public; To put into effect as a...
Ancestry of “promulgate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | promulgatus | published, promulgated |
| 2 | Latin | promulgō | to publish, promulgate |
| 3 | Latin | prō | for |
| 4 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 5 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |