Etymology

announcer

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Today it means: One who makes announcements. Full definition →

English announce ← Old French anoncier ← Latin annūntiō
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The story

  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. Englishannounce
  11. English todayannouncer

From announce + -er.

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