English
enunciation
Enunciation comes from Latin ēnuntiātiō ‘declaration, enunciation, proposition, assertion’, from nūntius ‘a messenger, reporter, courier’, 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 CEēnūntiō‘to report, express or declare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēnuntiātiō‘declaration, enunciation, proposition, assertion’
- Englishtodayenunciation
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 CEēnūntiō‘to report, express or declare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēnuntiātiō‘declaration, enunciation, proposition, assertion’
- Englishtodayenunciation
Equivalent to enunciate + -ion
Latin nūntius ‘a messenger, reporter, courier’
Latin nūntiō ‘to report’
Latin ēnuntiō ‘to report, declare’
Latin ēnuntiātus ‘reported, expressed, declared’
English enunciate
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *eks
elevator, elevation, elevate, expulsion, 17 more
through Latin ex ‘out of, from’
exchange, ex, squash, extort, affray, extenuating, excommunicate, 11 more
through Latin nūntius ‘a messenger, reporter, courier’
pronouncement, nuncio, 13 more
through Latin nūntiō
announce, pronounce, denounce, renounce, pronunciation, annunciation, 11 more
Today it means
noun The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / enunciation