English
enounce
Enounce comes from French énoncer, from Latin ēnuntiō ‘to say, reveal or disclose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEex‘out of, from’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnūntius‘a messenger, reporter, courier’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnūntiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēnuntiō‘to say, reveal or disclose’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenténoncer
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1858enounce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEex‘out of, from’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnūntius‘a messenger, reporter, courier’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnūntiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēnuntiō‘to say, reveal or disclose’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenténoncer
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1858enounce
Earliest quotation: c. 1858, William Hamilton: “A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *eks
elevator, elevation, expulsion, elevate, 16 more
through Latin ex ‘out of, from’
exchange, ex, squash, extort, extenuating, affray, excommunicate, 10 more
through Latin nūntius ‘a messenger, reporter, courier’
nuncio, pronouncement, 12 more
through Latin nūntiō
announce, pronunciation, pronounce, annunciation, renunciation, 10 more
through Latin ēnuntiō ‘to say, reveal or disclose’
Today it means
verb To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / enounce