promineo

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Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ *mineō (project, jut), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to stand out).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōmineō (present infinitive prōminēre, perfect active prōminuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent
  2. (figuratively) to bend or reach out (for), extend (to)

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References

  • promineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • promineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • promineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.