English
declare
Declare comes from Latin dēclārō ‘to make clear’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call, shout’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call, shout’by way of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós, Proto-Italic *klārosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclārus‘clear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEclārō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēclārō‘to make clear’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400declarer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500declaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1526declare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call, shout’by way of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós, Proto-Italic *klārosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclārus‘clear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEclārō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēclārō‘to make clear’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400declarer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500declaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1526declare
Earliest quotation: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call, shout’
low, hell, claim, classic, calendar, haul, reconciliation, proclamation, reconcile, classify, squeal, exclamation, reclamation, irreconcilable, clamour, clamor, ecclesiastic, conciliar, clas, ecclesial, 36 more
through Latin clārus ‘clear’
clear, claire, clarity, clarification, clarinet, clarion, claret, 11 more
Today it means
verb To make clear, explain, interpret.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / declare