myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of promittere

Etymology of the Latin word promittere

the Late Latin word promittere (promise)

derived from the Late Latin word omittere (lay aside; omit; let go)

derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

using the Late Latin prefix ob-

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

Italian promettere, Portuguese prometer, Romanian promite, Spanish prometer

Word found in Late Latin