Where does “pollicitor” come from?

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

pollicitor (Latin): I promise

Definitions

  1. I promise

Ancestry of “pollicitor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pollicitor”

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