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Where does “pollicens” come from?

pollicens (Latin) comes from Latin polliceor, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pollicens (Latin): promising, guaranteeing; bidding, offering;...

Definitions

  1. promising, guaranteeing; bidding, offering;...

Ancestry of “pollicens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpolliceorI promise, guarantee; I bid, offer; I forbode
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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