English
proclamation
Proclamation comes from Latin prōclāmō ‘to call or cry out, vociferate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to shout’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to shout’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclāmō‘cry out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōclāmō‘to call or cry out, vociferate’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEproclāmātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proclamacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodayproclamation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to shout’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclāmō‘cry out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōclāmō‘to call or cry out, vociferate’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEproclāmātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proclamacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodayproclamation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to shout’
low, hell, clear, classic, calendar, haul, declare, claire, clarity, reconcile, reconciliation, reclaim, classify, acclaim, clarification, clarinet, squeal, claimant, exclaim, irreconcilable, claret, clarion, clas, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, conciliar, 32 more
through Latin clāmō ‘cry out’
Today it means
noun A statement which is proclaimed; formal a public announcement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / proclamation