Where does “propagandista” come from?
propagandista (Italian) comes from Spanish propaganda, 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.
propagandista (Italian): propagandist
Definitions
- propagandist
Ancestry of “propagandista”, step by step
propagandista traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish propaganda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | propaganda | propaganda; advertisement |
| 2 | New Latin | propāganda | — |
| 3 | Latin | propago | I propagate; I extend, enlarge, increase; set,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian propaganda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | propaganda | propaganda; inflection of propagandare: ##... |
| 2 | Latin | prōpāgāre | — |
via Portuguese propaganda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | propaganda | propaganda; advertisement, commercial |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | propaganda | inflection of prōpāgandus: ## nominative/vocative... |