Etymology

repromote

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Today it means: To promote again or anew. Full definition →

English promote ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*moweō
  15. Latinmoveō
  16. Latinprōmoveō
  17. Latinprōmōtus
  18. Englishpromote
  19. English todayrepromote

From re- + promote.

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