Where does “promise” come from?
promise (Romanian) comes from Romanian promis, from Romanian promite, from French promettre, from Old French prometre, from Latin prōmittere.
promise (Romanian): feminine plural of promis; neuter plural of...
Definitions
- feminine plural of promis; neuter plural of...
Ancestry of “promise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | promis | past participle of promite promised |
| 2 | Romanian | promite | to promise; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | promettre | to promise; to be promising, to be hopeful |
| 4 | Old French | prometre | to promise |
| 5 | Latin | prōmittere | — |