Latin for 'bring news to' — sibling of 'denounce,' 'pronounce,' and 'renounce,' all built on 'messenger.'
To make a public or formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
From Middle English 'announcen,' from Old French 'anoncier, anuncer,' from Latin 'annūntiāre' (to announce, to bring news), from 'ad-' (to) + 'nūntiāre' (to report, to bring a message), from 'nūntius' (messenger, message). The Latin 'nūntius' is of uncertain ultimate origin — possibly Etruscan. The word entered English during the period of heavy French influence on the language and has retained its Latin-derived meaning with remarkable stability. Key roots