Latin

prōmineō

‘jut out, to project’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prōmineō.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin prōmineō, most familiar first.

• prominent ← prōminēns
• prominence ← prominentia ← prōminēns
• promontory ← prōmontōrium

Etymograph / Latin prōmineō