Where does “Propaganda” come from?

Propaganda (German) comes from French propagande, from New Latin propāganda, from Latin propago, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Propaganda (German): propaganda

Definitions

  1. propaganda

Ancestry of “Propaganda”, step by step

Propaganda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French propagande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpropagandepropaganda
2New Latinpropāganda—
3LatinpropagoI propagate; I extend, enlarge, increase; set,...
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Latin propāganda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpropāganda—

Words derived from “Propaganda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →