prometedor

/pɾometeˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj

promising

🌟🌱 pro + meter = putting forward a promise; pro-meter-dor, one who promises

Prometedor comes from prometer, to promise, from Latin promittere (pro = forth + mittere = send). Something prometedor sends forth a promise of future success, so it is promising. The ending -dor marks the one that does the action.

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