Etymology of the English word pronunciation
the English word
pronunciationderived from the Old French word
prononciationderived from the Latin word
pronuntiatio (proclamation; delivery; verdict)
derived from the Latin word
pronuntiatusderived from the Latin word
pronuntiare (announce; proclaim; relate)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived 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-Derivations in English
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Word found in Modern English
