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Where does “promissa” come from?

promissa (Late Latin) comes from Latin promissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promissa (Late Latin): promise; nominative plural of prōmissum;...

Definitions

  1. promise; nominative plural of prōmissum;...

Ancestry of “promissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpromissumpromise; accusative supine of prōmittō
2Latinpromissuspromised
3Latinprōmittō—
4Latinprō—
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōr—
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “promissa”

  • promise
  • promisee
  • promiser
  • promiseth
  • overpromise
  • promisest
  • underpromise
  • promiseless
  • unpromise
  • repromise
  • outpromise
  • forepromise
  • promis
  • promesse
  • promis
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