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Where does “pronunciator” come from?

pronunciator (Latin) comes from Latin pronuncio, from Latin pronuntio, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pronunciator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “pronunciator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpronuncioAlternative form of prōnūntiō; I pronounce
2LatinpronuntioI proclaim, declare, announce
3Latinpro-forward direction, forward movement; action...
4Latinpro+ "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pronunciator”

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