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Where does “promulgation” come from?

Promulgation comes from Middle French promulgation, from Latin promulgatio, derived from the Latin prefix pro- and verb root vulgus meaning "common people," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.

promulgation (English): The act of promulgating or announcing something,...

Definitions

  1. The act of promulgating or announcing something,...

Ancestry of “promulgation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpromulgationpromulgation
2Latinpromulgatioproclamation, promulgation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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