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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|promenade]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from ''se promener'' “to go for a walk”, from ''promener'' “to take for a walk”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) an alteration of Old French ''pourmener'', from ''pour-'' and ''mener'' “to lead”,^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) [[der|la-lat|prōmināre|t=to drive (animals) onward]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) from ''prō'' “forth” and ''mināre'' “to drive with shouts”, from ''minārī'' “to threaten”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The ending ''-ade'' imitates words of Italian or Spanish origin.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|frm|promenade]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|fr|se promener]] “to go for a walk”, from [[m|fr|promener]] “to take for a walk”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) an alteration of Old French [[m|fro|pourmener]], from [[m|fro|pour-]] and [[m|fro|mener]] “to lead”,^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) [[der|la-lat|prōmināre|t=to drive (animals) onward]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|prō]] “forth” and [[m|la|mināre]] “to drive with shouts”, from [[m|la|minārī]] “to threaten”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The ending [[m|fr|-ade]] imitates words of Italian or Spanish origin.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==