promesse

French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“I send forth; I promise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.mɛs/

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Noun

promesse f (plural promesses)

1. promise (all meanings)

Related terms

• promettre

Further reading

• “promesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• emproses, emprosés

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -esse

Noun

promesse f pl

1. plural of promessa (“promise”)

Verb

promesse f pl

1. feminine plural past participle of promettere

Anagrams

• permesso, premesso, rompesse

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“I send forth; I promise”).

Noun

promesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural promesses, nominative singular promesse, nominative plural promesses)

1. promise

Descendants

• → Middle English: promis, promisse
  • English: promise
• French: promesse