enuntiare

Enuntiare is a Latin verb of the first conjugation, with the infinitive form enuntiare, meaning to announce, declare, or enunciate. In classical Latin it covers the act of making a statement publicly, presenting a proposition, or articulating a claim. The term is found in various genres, including rhetoric, law, and theology, and is more common in Late Latin and medieval writings where precise articulation of statements was emphasized.

In usage, enuntiare encompasses both the act of declaring something and the more specialized sense of enunciating or setting forth an idea in a clear form. It can appear in legal formulas, rhetorical exercises, or theological propositions, often in contexts that require formal or exact expression of a point.

Cognates and descendants appear across the Romance languages and in English. In Italian, enunciare means to state or to enunciate; in Spanish and Portuguese, enunciar is used with a similar sense; in French, the closest common derivative is énoncer. The English verb enunciate is ultimately derived from Latin enuntiāre, likely via Old or Middle French or through direct transmission, and it retains the sense of articulating words or propositions clearly.

See also enunciation, enunciator, nuntius. The term illustrates how a root concept of declaring or articulating statements has diversified across languages while preserving a core semantic core of explicit presentation.