Etymograph

English

self-declare

From self- + declare.

Formed from self- + declare

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call, shout’

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Latin clārō

Latin dēclārō ‘to make clear’

Old French declarer

Middle English declaren

English declare

Today it means

verb To declare for oneself.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-declare”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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