Where does “promis” come from?
promis (Tok Pisin) comes from English promise, from Middle English promis, from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin promissa, from Latin prōmissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promis (Tok Pisin): promise
Ancestry of “promis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | promise | an oath or affirmation; a vow; a transaction... |
| 2 | Middle English | promis | — |
| 3 | Old French | promesse | promise |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | promissa | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmissum | — |
| 6 | Latin | promissus | promised |
| 7 | Latin | prōmittō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō | — |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |