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Where does “proclamer” come from?

proclamer (French) comes from Middle French proclamer, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

proclamer (French): to proclaim; to declare

Definitions

  1. to proclaim; to declare

Ancestry of “proclamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchproclamerto proclaim; to declare
2Old Frenchproclamerto proclaim; to declare
3Latinprōclāmō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “proclamer”

  • autoproclamer
  • proclama
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