The story
- Latin · derived fromprōnūntiātiō
- Middle French · derived fromprononciation
- Middle English · inherited frompronunciacioun
- English todaypronunciation
From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.
Words from the same roots
Latinprōnūntiātiō all →
pronuntiatio
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.