Etymology

announce

an·nounce
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Today it means: To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. Full definition →

Old French anoncier ← Latin annūntiō ← Proto-Italic *ad-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latinnūntius
  6. Latinnūntiō
  7. Latinadnūntiō
  8. Latinannūntiō
  9. Old Frenchanoncier
  10. English todayannounce

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio. Doublet of annunciate. See also an-.

Words from the same roots

Latinannūntiāre all →

annunciate

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