Synonyms & related words for promissory

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Words related to promissory

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Where does promissory come from?

The word promissory breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -miss, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.