Etymograph

English

promulgation

Promulgation comes from Latin prōmulgātiō ‘proclamation, promulgation’, from mulgeō ‘to milk, extract’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂melǵ-‘to milk’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂molǵéyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molgeō‘to milk’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmulgeō‘to milk, extract’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmulgō‘to publish, promulgate’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmulgātiō‘proclamation, promulgation’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600promulgation
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1927same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂melǵ-‘to milk’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂molǵéyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molgeō‘to milk’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmulgeō‘to milk, extract’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmulgō‘to publish, promulgate’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmulgātiō‘proclamation, promulgation’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600promulgation
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1927same form

Earliest quotation: 1927, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah : “[…] and, indeed, the impression that Mr Lidmarsh took…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- ‘to milk’

milk, milch, 2 more

through Latin mulgeō ‘to milk, extract’

emulsion, 1 more

Today it means

noun The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- / promulgation

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