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Where does “renunciate” come from?

renunciate (English) comes from Latin renuntiatus, from Latin renuntio, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

renunciate (English): Of, pertaining to, or being a renunciate; One who...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a renunciate; One who...

Ancestry of “renunciate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrenuntiatusreported or announced; rejected, retracted or...
2LatinrenuntioI report or announce; I reject, retract, renounce...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “renunciate”

  • renunciatory
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