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Where does “promissus” come from?

promissus (Latin) comes from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promissus (Latin): promised

Definitions

  1. promised

Ancestry of “promissus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “promissus”

  • promise
  • promisee
  • promiser
  • promiseth
  • overpromise
  • promisest
  • underpromise
  • promiseless
  • unpromise
  • repromise
  • outpromise
  • forepromise
  • promissum
  • promesa
  • promessa
  • promesse
  • promessa
  • promesa
  • promis
  • promesa
  • promesa
  • promesse
  • promessa
  • promissa
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