Announcing the Latin Root "Nunci"

A reader wanted to know why there was an "o" before the "u" in "pronounce" but not before the "u" in "pronunciation." This post is my response to that question.

The word part "nunci" comes from the Latin verb "nuntiare," which means "to declare" or "to proclaim." As time passed and the Romance languages evolved from Latin, the "t" in "nuntiare" gradually changed to a "c." The "o" in "nounce," added by the French, is dropped when Latin suffixes are added, but kept with the suffixes "ment" or "er." Words which contain the roots "nunci" and "nounce" are related to the act of declaring or proclaiming.
The following words come from the Latin root "nunci":

ANNOUNCE  (uh NOUNS) - verb - to make known publicly
      They will ANNOUNCE the winners tonight.

ANNOUNCEMENT (uh NOUNS ment) - noun - information given to the public
     At what time will the ANNOUNCEMENT be made?

ANNOUNCER  (uh NOUN ser) - noun - someone who makes knowledge public
     The ANNOUNCER spoke without a microphone.

ANNUNCIATION  (uh nun see AY shun) - noun - the act of announcing, the
making known to Mary by the angel Gabriel that she would be the mother of Jesus
     The ANNUNCIATION is described in the Gospel of Luke.

DENOUNCE  (dee NOUNS) - verb - accuse publicly, inform against, censure, condemn
     The new play was DENOUNCED by the critics.

DENUNCIATION  (dee nun see AY shun) - noun - act of informing against, act of censure, act of accusing publicly, public condemnation
      The dissidents wrote a vigorous DENUNCIATION of the government.

DENUNCIATORY  (dee NUN see uh tor ee) - adjective - characterized by informing
   against or condemning publicly
       His DENUNCIATORY speech against the leaders inflamed the crowd.

ENUNCIATE  (ee NUN see ate) - verb - to pronounce carefully
      She can't ENUNCIATE clearly because she just had dental work.
      Sometimes important lines in a play aren't heard because actors don't 
         ENUNCIATE.                                                   
                        
ENUNCIATION  (ee nun see AY shun) - noun - careful pronunciation, articulation
     Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ENUNCIATION.

NUNCIATE  (NUN  see ate) - noun -  messenger,  announcer
      The Pope communicated with the bishops through his NUNCIATE.

NUNCIATIVE  (NUN see ay tiv) - adjective - conveying messages, making an
announcement
       They'll be making a NUNCIATIVE statement shortly.

NUNCIATURE  (NUN see uh chur) - noun - the office of the nuncio, embassy of
the Vatican, diplomatic post or mission
     There are Catholic NUNCIATURES in almost every country.

NUNCIO  (NUN see oh) - noun - messenger, papal representative, ecclesiastical diplomatic title, envoy
     That priest served as NUNCIO to Germany

PRONOUNCE  (pro NOUNS) - verb - declare, articulate, say in a particular manner,
declare officially
     Try to PRONOUNCE your words distinctly.
     She finds French words hard to PRONOUNCE.
     I now PRONOUNCE you man and wife.
     He was PRONOUNCED dead upon arrival at the hospital.
    The judge will PRONOUNCE sentence today.

PRONOUNCEMENT (pro NOUNS ment) - noun - declaration, formal announcement, authoritative statement, opinion, decision
     The committee made no PRONOUNCEMENT in the matter.
     The CEO made an important PRONOUNCEMENT on a change in company policy.

PRONUNCIATION  (pro nun see AY shun) - noun - articulation; utterance; manner in which a word is uttered; way in which a word, syllable, or letter is sounded
      Which pronunciation of "tomato" do you prefer?

RENOUNCE  (ree NOUNS) - verb - retract, revoke, abdicate, give up formally, reject, disown, repudiate
       He RENOUNCED his old way of living.
       Many of the dictator's former supporters have RENOUNCED him.
       When she became a citizen of Italy, she RENOUNCED her American citizenship.
       After visiting his doctor, he RENOUNCED smoking.
       The monk RENOUNCED his worldly possessions.
       He RENOUNCED his claim to the throne.
       
RENUNCIATION (ree nun see AY shun) - noun - the act of giving up or putting aside voluntarily, giving up by formal declaration, relinquishing something, ascetic self-denial
       The nun's vows included RENUNCIATION of all wealth.
       The settlement required a RENUNCIATION of all claims to compensation.