prominent

/pˈɹɒmənənt/PRO-muh-nuhnt

/pˈɹɑmənənt/PRAH-muh-nuhnt

Meaningjutting forth

Common meaning: standing out

proforward; forth
minto jut out; threatsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1145 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘forward’ + ‘to jut out’ → prominent

Journey through time

Latinmineō; minae‘to jut out’
Frenchprominent
Englishprominent‘standing out’ · today

pro- also in: prompt propel problem proceed process

min also in: menace eminent imminent

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin mineō; minae ‘to jut out; threats’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mineō, p. 1145 · dictionary scan

Roots

mineō; minae Latin “to jut out; threats”

Related words

eminent imminent menace

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