Etymology of the English word acclaim
the English word
acclaimderived from the Latin word
acclamare (shout , cry out against, protest)
derived from the Latin word
clamare (proclaim, declare; cry)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelÉ™- (to call)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of acclaim in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
