Where does “promocionar” come from?

promocionar (Spanish) comes from Old French promocion, from Latin prōmōtiō, from Latin promoveo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

promocionar (Spanish): to promote, to publicise, to plug

Definitions

  1. to promote, to publicise, to plug

Ancestry of “promocionar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpromocion
2Latinprōmōtiō
3LatinpromoveoI move forward, cause to advance, push onward,...
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-