promote的词源

英文词源

promote (v.)

late 14c., "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from Old French promoter and directly from Latin promotus, past participle of promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1510s. Related: Promoted; promoting.

中文词源

promote：促进；提升；发扬

词根词缀： pro-前 + -mot-移动 + -e → 向前移动

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：promote 词源，promote 含义。

promote：促进，促销，提拔

pro-,向前，-mot,移动，词源同motion,move.比喻用法。