promoción

/pɾomoˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

promotion

📣📈 pro- (forward) + move: promoción moves something forward, like promotion

Spanish promoción comes from Latin promotio, from promovere: pro (forward) + movere (to move). Moving something forward gives promotion, advancement, and furthering a cause. The English promotion is a direct cognate.

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