English word proclamation comes from Latin clamare, Latin pro-, and later Latin proclamo (I call or cry out, vociferate; proclaim, declare.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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clamare | Latin (lat) | |
pro- | Latin (lat) | (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence. |
proclamo | Latin (lat) | I call or cry out, vociferate; proclaim, declare. |
proclāmātiō | Late Latin (LL) | |
proclamacion | Old French (fro) | Proclamation. |
proclamation | English (en) | A statement which is proclaimed; a formal public announcement. |