Annunciate
/əˈnʌn.si.eɪt/noun
To announce or proclaim something formally or publicly.
Did you know?Annunciate ultimately comes from Latin roots meaning “to make known,” and it shares ancestry with words tied to signs, omens, and public proclamation in Roman life.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
annuntiare
“to announce, report, make known”
Late Latin
Latin
annuntiationem
“an announcing, proclamation”
Old French
Old French
annuncier
“to announce, declare”
Middle English
English
annuncien
“to announce or proclaim”
Modern English
English
annunciate
“to announce formally or solemnly”