Etymology

propagandize

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Today it means: To use or spread propaganda. Full definition →

English propaganda ← New Latin prōpāganda ← Latin prōpāgandus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō̆-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ǵ-
  8. Latinprōpāgō
  9. Latinprōpāgandus
  10. New Latinprōpāganda
  11. Englishpropaganda
  12. English todaypropagandize

From propaganda + -ize.

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