English
promoter
Promoter comes from Latin prōmōtus ‘propelled, advanced’, from moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmoveō‘to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmōtus‘propelled, advanced’
- English1500–presentpromote
- Englishearliest quotation 1971promoter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmoveō‘to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmōtus‘propelled, advanced’
- English1500–presentpromote
- Englishearliest quotation 1971promoter
Earliest quotation: 1971, Jearld F. Moldenhauer, Sweeping Statements: “The very language we use to symbolize reality is…”
A compound of promote + -er
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
Latin moveō ‘to move’
Latin prōmoveō ‘move forward’
Latin prōmōtus ‘propelled’
English promote
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automobile, automotive, immobile, emotionless, 87 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
mobile, remove, auto, emotional, motor, mobility, emotion, remote, motive, mobilization, removable, motivate, mobilize, motif, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, motile, emote, 66 more
Today it means
noun One who promotes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / promoter