Where does “pronunciation” come from?
Pronunciation comes from Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, from Latin pronuntiatio, meaning a speaking forth, derived from pro- and the root bʰuH-.
pronunciation (English): The formal or informal way in which a word is...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pronunciation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pronunciacioun | pronunciation, phonology; elocution, phonetic... |
| 2 | Middle French | prononciation | — |
| 3 | Latin | pronuntiatio | proclamation, declaration; pronunciation, speech;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |