pronunciation etymology

Pronunciation:

/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

Etymology:

From Latin: * pronuntiatio (noun), meaning "utterance, speech" * pronuntiare (verb), meaning "to utter, speak"

Meaning:

• The way a word or phrase is spoken, including the sounds produced and the way the syllables are stressed.
• The act or process of speaking correctly or according to a particular standard.

Origin:

The Latin word "pronuntiare" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "pro-wekw-" or "pro-kwēkw-", meaning "to speak, to say." This root has given rise to numerous words related to speech and language in many Indo-European languages, including:

• English: pronounce, proclamation, prophet
• French: prononcer, proclamer, prophète
• Spanish: pronunciar, proclamar, profeta
• German: pronuncieren, proklamieren, Prophet
• Russian: произносить (proiznosit'), провозглашать (provozglashat'), пророк (prorok)

pronunciation relate terms

• pronounce

  Pronunciation prəˈnʌnsi eɪ ʃən Etymology From Latin pronuntiātiō delivery

• pronounced

  Pronunciation prəˌnɑːnst eˈtɪm əl ədʒi Meaning 1 The study of the origin an

• mispronunciation

  Etymology From the Latin mispronuntiare to pronounce incorrectly Mis prefix mea

• pronunciation

  Pronunciation prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən Etymology From Latin pronuntiatio noun m

• Kiribati

  Etymology Kiribati is derived from Gilbertese the native language of the island nation

• confidant

  Etymology The word confidant comes from the Old French word confidant which in turn

• schedule

  Etymology Old French eschedual Latin schedula Greek schedē a writing tablet Mea

• umlaut

  Etymology German Umlaut Old High German Umbilūti um around about lūt inclina

• cognizance

  Etymology Latin cognoscere to know understand com with together gnoscere

• draft

  Etymology Draft derives from the Middle English word draught which in turn comes fro

• ration

  Etymology The word ration comes from the Latin term ratio which means a fixed propo

• articulation

  Etymology Articulation Derived from the Latin word articulatus which means jointed

• language

  Etymology The term etymology derives from the Greek word etymon meaning true sense

• speech

  Etymology The word speech derives from the Old English word spræc or spræce whic