Etymology of the English word enunciate
the English word
enunciatederived from the Latin word
enuntiatio (assertion, declaration; phrase; proposition)
derived from the Latin word
enuntiare (reveal, divulge, make known; reveal; say; disclose)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Latin word
nuntiare (announce, report, bring word)
derived from the Latin word
nuntius (announcing, bringing word; giving warning; messenger, herald, envoy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*neu-Date
The earliest known usage of enunciate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
enunciated,
enunciatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
