Where does “renounce” come from?
Renounce comes from Old French renoncier, from Latin renuntiare, meaning to reject or disown, formed from the prefix re- and nuntius, messenger, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-, to speak.
renounce (English): An act of renouncing; To give up, resign,...
Definitions
- An act of renouncing; To give up, resign,...
Ancestry of “renounce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | renoncier | — |
| 2 | Latin | renuntio | I report or announce; I reject, retract, renounce... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |