proclaim

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1. Latin · derived fromprōclāmō, prōclāmāre
2. Old French · derived fromproclamer
3. Middle English · inherited fromproclamen
4. English todayproclaim

From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).