Where does “pollicitans” come from?

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

pollicitans (Latin): promising

Definitions

promising

Ancestry of “pollicitans”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pollicitor	I promise
2	Latin	polliceor	I promise, guarantee; I bid, offer; I forbode
3	Latin	por-	forth, forward, further, onward
4	Proto-Italic	por-	forth, forward
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

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