Etymology

proclamation

proc·la·ma·tion
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Today it means: A statement which is proclaimed; a formal public announcement. Full definition →

Middle English proclamacion ← Old French proclamacion ← Late Latin proclāmātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōclāmō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromproclāmātiō
  3. Old French · derived fromproclamacion
  4. Middle English · inherited fromproclamacion
  5. English todayproclamation

From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.

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