LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōmōtiō

prōmōtiō f (genitive prōmōtiōnis)
Classical[proːˈmoː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈmɔt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. advancement (in rank)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōmōtiōprōmōtiōnēs
genitiveprōmōtiōnisprōmōtiōnum
dativeprōmōtiōnīprōmōtiōnibus
accusativeprōmōtiōnemprōmōtiōnēs
ablativeprōmōtiōneprōmōtiōnibus
vocativeprōmōtiōprōmōtiōnēs

prōmōtĭo, ōnis, f. promoveo,
I. advancement, preferment, promotion (post-class.), Lampr Anton. Diadum. 2; Firm. Math. 3, 7, 5; Ascon ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 28.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmōtiō

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōmōtiō From prōmoveō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishpromotion
  • Frenchpromotion

Quick answers

What does prōmōtiō mean in Latin?
prōmōtiō, a noun, means “advancement (in rank)”.
What is the genitive of prōmōtiō?
The genitive singular is prōmōtiōnis. prōmōtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōmōtiō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈmoː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈmɔt.t͡si.o].
Where does prōmōtiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmōtiō.