Where does “antiformant” come from?
antiformant (English) comes from English formant, from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
antiformant (English): A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, whose intensity has been weakened; these exist in nasal sounds as the nasal cavities absorb energy and weaken some frequency bands
Definitions
- A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, whose intensity has been weakened; these exist in nasal sounds as the nasal cavities absorb energy and weaken some frequency bands
Ancestry of “antiformant”, step by step
antiformant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formant | A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that... |
| 2 | German | Formant | formant |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmāns | shaping, forming, fashioning |
| 4 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 5 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 6 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |