Latin
prōmineō
‘jut out, to project’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prōmineō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin prōmineō, most familiar first.
- prominent ← prōminēns
- prominence ← prominentia ← prōminēns
- promontory ← prōmontōrium
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Etymograph / Latin prōmineō