promulgate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromprōmulgātus
2. Middle English · inherited frompromulgaten
3. English todaypromulgate

Inherited from Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, perfect passive participle of prōmulgō (“to make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“to make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“to publish”), or from mulgeō (“to bring forth”, literally “to milk”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of promulge.

First known use, by meaning

• 1526–1838 past participle of promulgate