Nounce
/naʊns/noun
An obsolete form of “announce,” meaning to declare or make known.
Did you know?“Nounce” survived as an obsolete clipped form of “announce,” whose ultimate ancestor is Latin nuntiāre, “to report or bring news,” the source of English “nuncio.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neu-
“A reconstructed root associated with shouting, announcing, or making something known.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūntius
“A messenger or bearer of news.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūntiāre
“To report, announce, or make known.”
Old French
Old French
anoncier
“To announce or proclaim.”
Middle English
Middle English
announcen
“To declare or make known.”
Late Middle English
English
nounce
“An obsolete shortened form of “announce.””
Modern English
English
nounce
“Rare or obsolete; to announce.”