Where does “pollicitatus” come from?
pollicitatus (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.
pollicitatus (Latin): promised
Ancestry of “pollicitatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |