Where does “pronunzja” come from?
pronunzja (Maltese) comes from Italian pronuncia, from Italian pronunciare, from Latin prōnūntiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
pronunzja (Maltese): pronunciation
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Ancestry of “pronunzja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pronuncia | pronunciation; accent; speech, delivery |
| 2 | Italian | pronunciare | to pronounce; to say; to utter; to formulate... |
| 3 | Latin | prōnūntiō | to proclaim, declare, announce |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |