prominence
Meaningthe state or quality of jutting forth
Common meaning: the quality or state of being prominent
- proforward; forth
- minto jut out; threatsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1145 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘forward’ + ‘to jut out’ → prominence
Journey through time
- Latinmineō; minae‘to jut out’
- Frenchprominent
- Englishprominent‘standing out’
- Englishformed in English from prominentprominence‘the quality or state of being prominent’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of jutting forth. It can be inferred from any of: prominent.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from prominent + -ence (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- mineō; minae Latin “to jut out; threats”
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