prometer

/pɾomeˈteɾ/ · A1 · verb

to promise

🤝 pro + meter = to put forth (your word), just like English promise

From Latin promittere: pro (forth) + mittere (to send, put). Spanish meter still means to put. English promise comes from the same Latin verb, so prometer is its direct cousin: you put your word forward.

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