"to announce" in seven languages
Meaningto announce
Spanish
anunciar
/anunˈθjaɾ/
learned
French
annoncer
/anɔ̃se/
inherited
Italian
annunciare
/annunˈtʃare/
learned
Portuguese
anunciar
/anũsiˈah/
learned
Romanian
anunța
/anunˈtsa/
borrowed · French annoncer
Catalan
anunciar
/ənunsiˈa/
learned
English
announce
/əˈnaʊns/
from Latin/French · Old French anoncier
English → Italianto announceannunciareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ANNŪNTIĀRE‘to bring news (NŪNTIUS 'messenger')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
To announce is to act as a NŪNTIUS, a messenger. French spelling hides the root (annoncer); Spanish and Italian keep the u.
English relatives: annunciation, pronounce, denounce, renounce
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In a sentence
- esHan anunciado los resultados esta mañana.
- frIls ont annoncé les résultats ce matin.
- itHanno annunciato i risultati stamattina.
- ptAnunciaram os resultados hoje de manhã.
- roAu anunțat rezultatele azi-dimineață.
- caHan anunciat els resultats aquest matí.
- enThey announced the results this morning.
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